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NS , 224 F . 3d 929, 933 ( 9th C i r . 2000) , a nd w e de nythe pe t i t i on f o rr e v i e w. S ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e s upport s the a ge nc y ’ s de t e rm i na t i on tha tO c hoa - A c una di d note s t abl i s h pa s tpe r s e c ut i on ba s e d on hi s pa rt i c i pa t i on i n ac i vi l de f e ns e pa tr ol be c aus e he f

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f e r e d a nd o n e o f th e s ta tu to r ilyp r o te c te dg r o u n d s . Se e Sa n g h a v . I NS , 103 F . 3d 1482, 1487 (9th C i r. 19 97 ) ( pers ec ut i on by ant i -gov ernm entgu er i l l as m ayno t , “ fr om thatfa ct al on e, be pres um ed t o b e ‘ on ac coun tof’ po l i t i ca l op i ni on ”) . S ub st ant i al evi dence a l s o s upport s the a ge nc y ’ s de t e rm i na t i on tha tO c hoa - A c unaf a i l e d t o e s t abl i s h a w el l -f ou nd ed fe arbase d u po n h i s abi l i ty t o rea sonabl y r el ocat e w i thi n G uat em al a, se e 8 C . F . R . § 208. 13( b) ( 1) , a nd c ha nge d c ountryc ondi t i ons f ol l ow i ng the 1996 p e a c e a c c o r d s , s e e G o n z a lez - H e rn a n dezv . A s h c r o

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older , 558 F . 3d 1049, 10 67 -68 (9th C i r. 20 09 ). PETI TI O N FO R R EVI EW D EN I ED .