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f i c ki ng e l e m e nta nd i s a n a ggr a va t e d f e l ony ) . T he s e c onvi c t i ons r e n d e rS tr a c h e rs ta tu to r ilyin e lig ib le f o ra s y lu m . See 8 U .S .C . §§ 11 58 (b)( 2)(A )( i i ), (b)( 2)(B )( i ). T h e a g en cyd idn o t ab u se it s d iscr etio n b y d eterm in in g th at S trac h er ’s c onvi c t i ons a r e pa rt i c ul a r l ys e r i ous c r i m e s tha tr e nde rhe ri ne l i gi bl e f or w ith h o ld in g o f

r e m o v a l. See 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 3 1 ( b ) ( 3 ) ( B ) ( ii) ; Mi gu el-Mi gu el v.11- 73968 3 G on zales , 50 0 F . 3d 94 1, 94 6-49 (9th C i r. 20 07 ) ( drug tra ff i cki ng fe l on i es pres um pt i vel y c on st i tut e part i cul ar l y s er i ou s c ri m es ). S ub st ant i alevi dence s up po rt s the agency’ s det erm i nat i on thatS tra cherfa i l ed t o est abl i sh thati ti s m ore l i kel y than n otthatshe w ou l d b e t ortured i f s he w er e r e turne d t o J a m a i c aw he r e s he f a i l e d t o s how a nythr e a tof t ortur e byorw i th the a c q u ie s c e n c e o f

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