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e r e nc e i s ow e d t o the B I A ’ s de t e rm i na t i on of the gove rni ng s ta tu te s an dr e g u la ti o n s , S im e o n o vv . A s h c r o ft , 3 7 1 F . 3 d5 3 2 , 5 3 5 (9th C i r. 2 0 0 4 ). W e r e v ie w f

a c tu a l f in d in g s f o rs ub s ta n ti a l e v id e n c e . Zehat ye v. G on zales , 453 F . 3 d1 1 8 2 , 1 1 8 4 - 8 5 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 0 6 ) . W e d e n y th e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. W e r e j e c tA m aya - Fl or e s ’ s c l a i m tha the i s e l i gi bl e f ora s yl um and w i thhol di ng of

r e m ova l ba s e d on hi s m e m be r s hi p i n apart i c ul ars oc i a l gr oup, n a m e ly , y o u n g E l S a lv a d o r an m a le s w h o r e f u s e to jo in g an g s . See San tos-L em us v. Mukasey , 54 2 F . 3d 73 8, 74 5-46 (9th C i r . 20 08 ) ( r ej ec t i ng as a part i cul arsoci al g rou p “y o u n g m en i n E l S al v ad o r r esi st i n g g an g v i o l en ce”) ( i nte rnalquotat i on om i t ted); R am os-L op ezv. H older , 563 F. 3d 855, 860- 62 ( 9th C i r . 2009) ( r e j e c t i ng as a p articu lar so cial g ro up “ y o u n g H o n du ran m en w h o h av e b ee n rec ru it ed b y [a g an g ], b u t w h o r e f

u s e to jo in ” ) . A cc ordi ng l y, because A m aya- F l ore s f ai l ed t o d em on str at e thathe w as pe r s e c ut e d on a c c ountof apr ot e c t e d gr ound, w e de ny the pe t i t i on a s t o hi s a s yl umJ LA / R es ear ch 08- 72724 3 an dw ith h o ld in g o f

r e m o v a l c la im s . See Ba rr i os v. H older , 5 8 1 F .3 d8 4 9 , 8 5 6 (9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) . S ub st ant i alevi dence al so supp ort s the B I A ’ s c on clusi on thatA m aya- F l ore s f a i l e d t o de m ons tr a t e ac l e arpr obabi l i ty he w i l l be t ortur e d by the gove rnm e ntor w ith th e g o v e rn m e n t’ s a c q u ie s c e n c e if r e tu rn e dto E l S a lv a d o r . See W akkaryv. H older , 5 5 8 F . 3 d1 0 4 9 , 1 0 6 7 -68 (9th C i r. 2 0 0 9 ). P E T I T I ON F OR R E VI E W DE NI E D.