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Gu at em al an ci t i zen Do m i n g a M i ran d a Lo ren zo , in d iv i d u al l y an d o n b eh al f o f h er m i no r d au gh t er To m as a Ci pri an M i ran d a, p et i t i o ns fo r rev i ew o f an o rd er o f t h e Bo ard o f Im

m i g rat i o n A p peal s , wh i ch d i s m i s sed h er ap p eal fro m t h e d eci si o n o f ani m

m i g rat i o n ju d g e (IJ ) d en y i n g h er req u es t fo r as y l u m

. 1 Hav i n g j u ri s d i ct i o n u n d er 8 U.S.C. § 1 25 2 , t h i s co u rt d en i es t h e p et i t i on

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Th i s co u rt co n cl u d es t h at s u b s t an t i al ev i d en ce s u pp o rt s t h e ag en cy ’ s d e t erm i n at i o n t h at Mi ran d a Lo ren zo was n ot en t i tl ed t o as y l u m

. Sh e d i d n o t s h o w t h at s he was u n ab l e o r u n wi l l i n g t o ret u rn t o Gu at em al a d u e t o p ers ecu ti o n , o r a wel l

fo u n ded fear o f fu tu re p ers ecu t i o n , o n acc o u n t o f a p ro t ect ed g ro u n d

. See Ma yo r g a-Ro s a v. S

es s i o n s , 8 8 8 F.3 d 3 7 9 , 3 8 1 -8 2 (8 th Ci r. 2 0 1 8 ) (as y l u m req u i rem en t s ); Ma l on g a v. M u ka s ey , 5 4 6 F.3 d 5 4 6 , 5 5 0 (8 t h Ci r. 2 0 0 8 ) (q u es t i o n s o f i m m i g rat i o n l aw are rev i ewed d e n o v o; fact u al fi n d in g s wi l l no t b e rev ers ed u n l es s p et i t i o n er s h o ws ev i d en ce i s s o co m p el l i n g t h at no reas o n ab l e fact -fi n d er co u l d fai l
t o fi n d in p et it i on er’ s fav o r); s ee a l so S h o l l a v. Go n z a l es , 4 9 2 F.3 d 9 4 6 , 9 5 1 (8 t h Ci r. 2 0 0 7 ) (p ers ecu t i o n i s an ex t rem e co n cep t i n v o lv in g t he t h reat o f d eat h , o r t h e t h reat

o r i n fl i ct i o n o f t o rt u re or i n ju ry t o o n e’ s p er s on o r l i bert y ). M i ran d a Lo ren zo ’ s arg u m en t co n cern i n g eco n o m i c p e r s ecu t i o n is n o t p ro p erl y b efo re t h i s co u rt

. See Ba r il l a s -Men d

ez v. Lyn ch , 7 9 0 F.3 d 7 8 7 , 7 9 0 (8 th Ci r. 2 01 5 ) (wh ere p et i t i o n er n ev er arg u ed t o ag en cy th at al l eg ed eco n o m i c d ep ri v at i o n co ns t i t u ted p ers ecu t i o n al o n e o r i n co m b i nat i o n wi t h o th er h arm s , co n cl u d i n g i s s u e was u n ex h au s ted ).

Th e p et i t i o n i s d en i ed

. S ee 8 t h Ci r. R. 4 7 B.

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1 Th e IJ ’ s den i al o f wi th ho l d i n g o f rem o v al an d rel ief un d er t he Co n v en t i o n Ag ai n s t To rt u re i s n o t b efo re t h i s p an el

. S ee Ch a y-Vel a s q u ez v. As h cr o

f t , 3 6 7 F.3 d 7 5 1 , 7 5 6 (8 t h Ci r. 2 00 4 ) (cl ai m n o t rai sed i n o p en i n g b ri ef i s w a i v e d )

. Becau s e To m as a M i ran d a’ s ap p l icat i o n i s d eri v at iv e o f Mi ran d a Lo ren zo ’ s ap p l i cat i o n , s ee 8 U.S.C. § 1 15 8(b )(3 )(A), al l s u b s eq u en t referen ces are t o M i ran d a Lo ren zo

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