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or re vi ew of the B oard of Im m i grat i on A pp ea l s’ (“ B IA ”) or de r s di s m i s s i ng hi s appe a l f r om a n i m m i gr a t i on j udge ’ s r e m ova l or de ra nd de ny i ng hi s m ot i on t o r e c ons i de r . O urj ur i s di c t i on i s gove rne d by8 U . S . C . § 1252. 

# FI LED AU G 01 2013 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS05- 76683 & 06- 70637 2 W e r e vi e w de novo que s t i ons of l aw a nd due pr oc e s s c l a i m s , f orabus e of di s c r e t i on the de ni a l of

am ot i on t o r e c ons i de r , a nd f ors ubs t ant i a l e vi de nc e the a g e n c y ’s f

a c tu a l f in d in g s . Moh am m ed v. G on zales , 40 0 F . 3d 78 5, 79 1-92 (9th C i r. 2005) . W e di s m i s s i n pa rta nd de nyi n partthe pe t i t i on f orr e vi e w i n N o. 05- 76683, a nd de nythe pe t i t i on f orr e vi e w i n N o. 06- 70637. T hi s c ou rtgeneral l y l ac ks j uri sdi ct i on t o revi ew the agency’ s di sc re t i on ary d e n ia l o f aw a iv e ru n d e rs e c tio n 2 1 2 ( c ) . See 8 U . S . C . §§ 12 52 (a )( 2)(B )( i i ), (a )( 2)(D ). A l tho ug h w e r et ai n j uri sdi ct i on ov erO bd al l a’ s c l ai m thatthe agency erre d b y r el yi ng sol el y on a pre- se nt ence i nv es t i gat i on re po rtt o est abl i sh hi s l ac k o f c r e d ib ility , th is c la im s f a ils b e c au s e it is n o t s up p o rte db yth e r e c o r d . F u rth e rm o r e , th e a d m is s io n o f th e p r e - s e n te n c e in v e s tig a tio n r e p o rt d idn o t v io la te du e p r o c e s s w h e r e it w a s p r o b a tiv e a n df u n d a m e n ta llyf

a ir . See San chezv. H

older , 704 F . 3d 1107, 1109 ( 9th C i r . 2012) ( pe rc ur i a m ) ( “ [ T ] he s ol e t e s tf ora dm i s s i on of e v id e n c e [ in r e m o v a l p r o c e e d in g s ] is w h e th e rth e e v id e n c e is p r o b a tiv e a n dits a dm i s s i on i s f

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a i r . ” ) ( i nt e rna l quot a t i on m arks a nd a l t e r a t i on om i tt ed). O bd al l a’ s r em ai ni ng chal l enges t o the agency’ s di sc re t i on ary deni alof a w a iv e ru n d e rs e c tio n 2 1 2 ( c ) a r e n o t c o lo r ab le c o n s titu tio n a l o rle g a l c h a lle n g e s .05- 76683 & 06- 70637 3 T h e a g en cyap p li ed th e c o rr ec t l eg al stan d ar dind eterm in in g th at O b d alla’s c onvi c t i on f

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r e m o v a l u n d e r8 U .S .C . § 1 2 3 1 ( b ) ( 3 ) ( B ) ( ii) . See A na ya-O rt i z v . H older , 59 4 F . 3d 67 3, 67 9-80 (9th C i r. 2 0 1 0 ) ( ap p ly in g f

a c to r s in ap a rtic u lar lys e r io u s c r im e d e te rm in a tio n e s tab lis h e din M at terof Fre ntes cu , 18 I. & N . D ec . 24 4, 24 7 (B IA 19 82 )) . S ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e s upport s the a ge nc y ’ s de ni a l of r e l i e f unde rthe C on vent i on A gai nstT orture because O bd al l a f ai l ed t o est abl i sh thati ti s m ore lik e lyth a n n o t h e w ill b e to rtu r e dif r e tu rn e dto L e b an o n . See W akkaryv. H

older , 55 8 F . 3d 10 49 , 10 67 -68 (9th C i r. 20 09 ). T h e B I A d idn o t ab u s e its d is c r e tio n in d e n y in g O b d a lla ’s m o tio n to r e c ons i de rw he r e he di d notpoi ntt o anye rr orof l aw orf a c ti n the di s pos i t i ve d is c r e tio n a ryd e n ia l o f

aw a iv e ru n d e rs e c tio n 2 1 2 ( c ) . See 8 C . F . R . § 1 00 3. 2(b)(1). In N o. 05 -766 83 : P E T IT IO N F O R R E V IE W D IS M IS S E D i n p art; D E N IE D i n p art. N o s. I n No . 0 6 - 7 0 6 3 7 : P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W DE NI E D.