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P E R C U R I A M: B e c a u s e w e w ri te o n ly f o r t h e p a rt ie s , w e d o n o t r e c ite th e f a c ts o f th e c a s e . Pet i t i oner s ar gue thatthe I m m i gr at i on J udge err ed i n deny i ng thei rappl i cat i on foras y l um a n d w ith h o ld in g o f

re m o v a l. W e d is a g re e . A s a pr el i m i narym att er , w e not e thatthi s C our tm us tr evi ew the dec i s i on of the B oar d of I m m i gr at i on A ppeal s ( “B I A ”) , notthatof the I m m i gr at i on J udge. See A bdul ai v. A s hcr oft , 239 F. 3d 542, 549 ( 3d C i r . 2001) . A ccor di ngl y , pet i t i oner s ’ cl ai m s thatt he Im m ig ra tio n Ju d g e e rre d a re m isp lac e d , u n les s th e B IA sp e c if ica llyre lied o n th e m in m a k in g its o w n d e c is io n . H ow ever , w e ca nnotr evi ew even the B I A ’ s opi ni on beca us e w e l ack j ur i s di ct i on to d o s o . A c c o rd in g to 8 U .S .C . § 1252( b) , a pet i t i on forr evi ew of a f i nal or derof r emoval “mustbe fi l ed notl at erthan 30 day s aft erthe dat e of the fi nal or derof r emoval . ” T h e f in a l o rd e r o f

re m o v a l in th is c a se w a s is su e d o n A u g u st 5 , 2 0 0 3 , b u t p e tit io n e rs d id notfi l e forr evi ew of thi s deci s i on unt i l m or e than thr ee mont hs aft erthe dea dl i ne, on D ece m ber30, 2003. See St one v. I N S, 514 U . S. 386, 405 ( 1995) ( expl ai ni ng thatthe pr edec es s ort o t hi s s t atut e w as “j ur i s di ct i onal i n natur e and mustbe cons trued w i th s t r i ct fi del i tyt o i t s natur e”) ; N ocon v. I N S, 789 F. 2d 1029 ( 3d C i r . 1986) ( “W e hol d thats t r i ct compl i ance w i th t he s t atut orydi r ect i ve i s a j ur i s di ct i onal pr er equi s i t e t o j udi ci al r evi ew . ”) . Pet i t i oner s ’ onl yr es pons e i s thatthe 30- dayper i od s houl d have be en t ol l ed w hen theyfi l ed thei rt i m el ym ot i on forr econs i der at i on, butthe Supr eme C our tfor ecl os ed

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thi s ar gum enti n St one. A l though w e l ack j ur i s di ct i on t o r evi ew pet i t i oner s ’ as y l um and w i thhol di ng of re m o v a l c la im s , w e n o te th a t th e B IA ’s d e c is io n w a s s u p p o rt e d b ys u b s ta n tia l e v id e n c e . T h e re c o rd c o n tain s n o e v id e n c e th a t th e g u e rillas h a ra ss e d th e B a q u e ro s b e c a u se o f th e ir r ace , r el i gi on, nat i onal i ty , m ember s hi p i n a part i cul ars oci al gr oup, orpol i t i cal opi ni on, as re q u ire d b y8 U .S .C . § 1 1 0 1 (a )(4 2 )(A ). M o re o v e r, ev e n a ss u m in g th a t th e B a q u e ro s d id p rov e p ast p erse cu ti o n , the re co rd in d icates the p erse cu ti o n w as li m it ed to the sm all fa rm n e a rCa r t a g e n a . Th e r e f o r e , i n t e r n a l r e l o c a t i o n wi th i n Co l o mb i a i s f e a s i b l e . S e e 8 C. F . R. § 2 0 8 .1 6 (b )( 1 )( i) (B ). S in c e p e tit io n e rs’ m o tio n f o r re c o n sid e ra tio n w a s tim e ly , w e m u st re v iew th is cl ai m on the mer i t s . D eni al s of m ot i ons forr econs i der at i on ar e r evi ew ed forabus e of d is c re tio n . S e e 8 C .F .R . § 1003. 2( b) ( 3) ; E zea gw una v. A s hcr oft , 325 F. 3d 396, 409 ( 3d C i r . 2003) . T he one ne w pi ece of i nform at i on br oughtt o l i ghti n the mot i on for r econs i der at i on i s thatM s . B aquer o’ s s i s t erw as gr ant ed as y l um . H ow ever , hers i tuat i on i s ent i r el ydi ffe r entfr om thatof the B aquer os . She and herhus band w er e gr ant ed as y l um b e c a u s e th e yw e re p e rs e c u te d o n re lig io u s a n d p o litic a l g ro u n d s d u ri n g th e m id -1 9 9 0 s . B yc o n tra st, a s d e sc rib e d a b o v e , the B a q u e ro s’ a sy lu m p e tit io n h a s n o th in g to d o w ith thi s . I tfocus es excl us i vel yon the eve nt s ar ound the fa r m i n San Pabl o i n 1986 and 1987, w i thoutpr es ent i ng anyevi dence of per s ecut i on on a pr ot ect ed gr ound. T her efor e, i tw as notan abus e of di s cr et i on forthe B I A t o aff i r m i t s ear l i erdeci s i on, even a ft erbei ng

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p re s e n te d w ith M s . B a q u e ro ’s s is te r’ s g ra n t o f a s y lu m . F o r th e se re a so n s, th e p e tit io n f o r re v iew is d ism iss e d in p a rt a n d d e n ied in p a rt.