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er ed pastpers ec ut i on on ac coun tof a prot ec t ed grou nd un der 8 U . S . C . § 1 15 8(b)(1). T he re cord do es no tcom pel the concl usi on thatP et i t i on er s uf f e r e d ha rm r i s i ng t o the l e ve l of pe r s e c ut i on on a c c ountof hi s r e l i gi on dur i ng the on e i nci denti n w hi ch P et i t i on erhi d u nd erthe bed. E ven ass um i ng that P et i t i on erfe l l w i thi n a pu rport ed soci algrou p o f " se xu al l y e xp l oi t ed, abando ned G ua t e m a l a n c hi l dr e n, " s e e ge ne r a l l yS a nt os - L e m us v. M uka s e y , 542 F . 3d 738, 7 4 5

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a ile dto show thathe has aw el l -f ou nd ed fe arof future pers ec ut i on on ac coun tof a pr ot e c t e d gr ound unde r8 U . S . C . § 1158( b) ( 1) . W e have previ ou sl y r ej ec t ed, as b e a r in g n o n e x u s to ap r o te c te dg r o u n d , ap e titio n e r ’s a r g u m e n t th a t " h e w a s a f r a id of ga ng vi ol e nc e be c aus e he ha d t a tt oos tha tga ng m e m be r s m i ghtm i s t a ke a s as i gn of m em bers hi p i n a ri val gang . " Z et i no v. H ol der, 62 2 F . 3d 10 07 , 10 16 (9th C i r. 20 10 ).3

3. B ec ause P et i t i on erhas s ho w n n ei ther pas tpers ec ut i on no r f ear of f uture pers ec ut i on , hi s a sy l um cl ai m fa i l s. 8 U . S . C . § 1 15 8(b)(1); 8 C . F . R . § 1 20 8. 13 (b). 4. "B ec ause [P et i t i on er ’ s] as ylum cl ai m fa i l s, [he] nece ss ar i l y c anno tsat i sf y the m or e s tr i nge nts t a nda r d of pr oof r e qui r e d t o de m ons tr a t e e l i gi bi l i tyf or w i thh ol di ng of re m ov al . " L oh o v . M uk as ey , 53 1 F . 3d 10 16 , 10 19 (9th C i r. 20 08 ). 5. S ub st ant i alevi dence s up po rt s the B IA ’ s c on clusi on thatP et i t i on erfa i l ed t o est abl i sh hi s e l i gi bi l i ty f or re l i ef un der the C on vent i on A gai nstT orture. P e t i t i o n DE NI E D.