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PER CURI AM.

Gau rib en Ja y de vb ha i Pat el , a ci ti zen of In di a, pe ti ti on s fo r rev ie w of an or de r of th e Bo ard of Im

m ig rat io n App eal s (BIA) di sm is si ng he r ap pe al fro m th e de ci si onof an im m ig rat io n jud ge (IJ ) t h a t d e ni ed he r as y lu m an d wit hh ol di ng of rem ov al

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Pat el so ug ht im m ig rat io n rel ie f ba se d on m em be rs hi p in th e Pat id ar cas te

. W hi le th e IJ an d BIA fo un d Pat el cred ib le , each he ld th at sh e fai le d to es ta bl is h th at th e al le ge d ha rm sh e ex pe rie nc ed ro se to th e le ve l of pe rs ecu ti on req ui r e d to ob ta in rel ie f, an d sh e fai le d t o d em on st rat e a wel l-f ou nd ed fear

of p ers ecu ti on in Ind ia

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Afte r care fu l co ns id erat io n, we co nc lu de th at su bs ta nt ia l ev id en ce su pp or ts th e BIA's fin di ng th at Pat el fai le d to sh ow pa st pe rs ecu ti on in In di a, or a w e l l

- f ou nd ed fear of fu tu re pe rs ecu ti on th ere, du e to he r m em be rs hi p in th e Pat id ar cas te

. 8 U.S.C. § 11 58 (b )(1 ); W on dm ne h v. Ash cro ft, 3 6 1 F

. 3d 10 96 , 10 97 -9 8 (8 th Ci r. 20 04 ) (s ta nd ard of r ev ie w). The u nf or tu na te in ci de nt s d es cri be d by Pa te l, th at res ul te d in (am on g ot he r th in gs ) a m in or in jury an d un fu lfi ll ed th reat s of vio le nc e, an d th e fact th at he r fam il y (in cl ud in g he r si st ers ) rem ai n un h a r med in In di a are ke y

co ns id erat io ns in th is co nc lu si on

. See Tawm v. Ash cro ft, 36 3 F.3 d 74 0, 74 2- 43 (8 th Ci r. 20 04 ) (n o pa st pe rs ecu ti on wher e ap pl ic an t t wice was de ta in ed an d be at en an d

so ug ht m ed ic al tre at men t , an d fear of fu tu re pe rs ecu ti on was no t well -fo un de d or

reas on ab le , in pa rt, be cau se al ie n's fam il y co nt in ue d to li ve in Leb an on wit ho ut in c i d e n t )

. Pat el fai ls to pr es en t fact s "'s o co m pe ll in g th at no reas on ab le fact fin de r

co ul d fai l to fin d th e req ui si te fear of pe rs ecu ti on .'" Mel eci o- Saq ui l v. Ash cro ft, 33 7 F.3 d 98 3, 98 6 (8 th Ci r. 20 03 ) (q uo ti ng INS v. Eli as –Za cari as , 50 2 U.S. 47 8, 48 3- 84 (1 99 2) ). And , ha vi ng fai le d to es ta bl is h he r el ig ib il it y fo r as y lu m , Pat el ne ces sa ril y

can no t s at is fy

th e m or e ri go ro us st an da rd fo r wit hh ol di ng of rem ov al

. W on dm ne h, 36 1 F.3 d at 10 99 ( " Th e st an da rd fo r wit hh ol di ng rem ov al , a cl ear pr ob ab il it y of
pe rs ecu ti on , is m or e b ur de ns om e th an a req ue st for asylu m .").

Acco rd in gl y , th e p et it io n fo r rev ie w is de ni ed . See 8 th Cir . R. 47 B.

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The IJ 's de ni al of rel ie f u n de r th e Co nv en ti on Aga in st Tort ur e is no t be fo re 1 th is c o u r t b e cau se th e BIA he ld th e is su e was no t ad eq ua te ly rai se d on ap pe al an d th us di d no t ru le on th e m at te r. See Doe v. Hol de r, 65 1 F.3 d 82 4, 83 0 (8 th Ci r. 20 11 ) (h ol di ng th at we ge ne ral ly m ay no t co ns id er i ss ue s n ot rai se d b efo re t he BIA).

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