Pursuant to 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 , the court has determined that this opinionshould not * be publishe d and is not precedent except under the limited circu mstance s set forth in 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 .4. 

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B ef ore D eM O S S , P R A D O , an d H AY N E S , C i rcui tJu dg es. P E R C U R IA M: * R obert o Ab d u li o P o rtillo-R iva s p e tition s fo r r e v iew of a n or d e r o f th e B o ard of Im m i gr a ti on A p p ea l s ( B IA) a ff i rm i n g t h e i m m i gr a ti on j u d ge ’ s (I J ) d ecisi on to den y h i s requ est f

or asyl u m an d w i t h h ol di n g of rem oval u n der t h e I m m i grati on a n dNa t i o n a l i t yAc ta n dr e l i e f u n d e rt h e Co n v e n t i o n Ag a i n s tT o r t u r e ( CAT )
. As a n i n i t i a lmat t e r , b e c a u s e P o r t i l l o - Riv a s fa i l e dt o c h a l l e n g e t h e d e n i a lo f CAT p r o te c tio n b e fo r e th e B IA , w e la c kju r is d ic tio n to a d d r e s s th e is s u e . Se eW ang v . A sh cr oft , 2 6 0 F .3 d4 4 8 , 4 5 2 -5 3 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 1 ). United States Court of App eals Fifth Circuit 

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2 P ort i l l o- R ivas argu es t h at he i s entit l ed to a syl u m an d w i t h h ol di n g of
r e m o v a l b e c a u s e o f th e lik e lih o o do f fu tu r e p e r s e c u tio n o n a c c o u n t o f h is
m em bershi p i n a parti cul ar soc i algroup . W e revie w th e B IA ’ s det erm i n ati on t hat Por t i l l o - Ri va s i s no te l i gibl e f o ra s yl um o rw i t hho l di ng o f r e m o va lund e rt he sub st an t i alev i den ce st an da rd, m ean i n g t h at w e w i l laf f i rm “ u n l ess t h e evi den ce com p els a con trarycon cl u sion
. ” Ca r b a j a l

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NS , 78 F
. 3 d19 4 , 19 7 ( 5 th C ir . 1 9 9 6 ); Ch u n v . I NS , 4 0 F .3d 7 6 , 7 8 (5t h C ir. 1 9 9 4 ). B ot h t h e B IAan d t h e IJ determ i n ed t h at P ort i l l o- R ivas fai l ed to est abli sh th a t he h a da w ell -f

ou n d ed fea r th a t h e w ou l db e p erse cu tedsh ou l dh e retu rn to h is n a tiv e co u n tr y . T h e e v id e n c e d o e s n o t c o m p e l aco n tr a r yco n c lu s io n . S ee E d u a rdv. A sh cr oft , 3 7 9 F .3 d1 8 2 , 1 8 6 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ). Th e BIA and I J al sodet er m i ned t hatPor t i l l o- R ivas fai l ed t o e st abl i sh t hat he w oul d be subj ec t ed t o per se c ut i on on ac c ountof hi s r ac e, r el i gi on, nat i onal i t y, m em ber shi p i n a par t i c ul ars oc i algr oup, orpoli t i c al opi ni on. Por t i l l o- R ivas has n o td e m o n s t r a t e d t h a t h e i s ame m b e ro f s o c i a lg r o u p p r o t e c t e du n d e r8 U. S
. C. § 1 1 0 1 (a )(4 2 ). S ee Mw em bi e v. G on zales , 4 4 3 F .3d 4 0 5 , 4 1 4 -1 5 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 6 ). A s P o r tillo -R iv a s h a s n o t s h o w n th a t h e i s a r e fu g e e a s d e fin e din § 1 1 0 1 (a )(4 2 ), h e is n o t e lig ib le fo ra s y lu m . S e e Ju k i cv . I NS , 40 F. 3d 747, 749 ( 5th C ir. 199 4)
. A cc o rd in gl y, he can n otm eett h e m ore s t ri n gen tst an da rd of e lig ib ilityfo rw ith h o ld in go f r e m o v a l. S e eF a d d o u lv . I

NS , 3 7 F .3 d1 8 5 , 1 9 0 n .7 (5 th C ir. 1 9 9 4 ). P ET I T I ON F OR R EV I EW DENI ED
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