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w i thh ol di ng of re m ov al , and p rot ec t i on un der the C on vent i on A gai nstT orture ( “ C A T ” ) , a nd or de r i ng M e konne n r e m ove d f r om the U ni t e d S t a t e s . W e ha ve ju r is d ic tio n u n d e r8 U .S .C . § 1 2 5 2 ( a ) ( 1 ) . W e d is m is s in p a rt a n dd e n yin p a rt. T he B I A a gr e e d w i th the I J ’ s de t e rm i na t i on tha tM e konne n ha d not d e m o n s tr a te db yc le a ra n dc o n v in c in g e v id e n c e th a t h e ap p lie df o ra s y lu m w ith in o n e y e a ro f

h is a rr iv a l in th e U n ite dS ta te s . See 8 U . S . C . § 1 15 8(a) (2)( B ). W e l ac k j u ri sd i ct i o n t o rev i ew t i m el i n ess d et erm i n at i o n s, 8 U . S . C . § 1158( a ) ( 3) , unl e s s the pet i t i on erra i se s aconst i tut i on al cl ai m , a l egal qu es t i on , or a m i xed q uest i on of fa ct a n dla w p e rtin e n t to tim e lin e s s . 8 U .S .C . § 1 1 5 8 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( D ) ; R am adan v. G on zales , 4 7 9 F .3 d6 4 6 , 6 5 0 (9 th C ir. 2 0 0 7 ). H er e, M ek o n n en sim p ly d isag re es w ith th e I J’s eval uat i on of the evi dence, and w e l ac k j uri sdi ct i on t o revi ew thi s purel y f ac tual di s put e . A c c or di ngl y , w e di s m i s s the port i on of M e konne n’ s pe t i t i on tha ts e e ks r e vi e w of

hi s a s y l um appl i c a t i on. S u b s ta n tia l e v id e n c e s u p p o rts th e I J ’s f in d in g th a t M e k o n n e n f a ile dto es t abl i sh el i gi bi l i ty f

or w i thh ol di ng of re m ov al because he di d n otcr edi bl y t es t i fy t o pa s tpe r s e c ut i on orde m ons tr a t e ac l e arpr obabi l i tyof f utur e pe r s e c ut i on on a c c o u n t o f

ap r o te c te dg r o u n d . T h e I Jp r o p e r lyb a s e dh is a d v e r s e c r e d ib ility d e te rm in a tio n o n M e k o n n e n ’s s u b m is s io n o f af r au d u le n t b irth c e rtif

ic a te , se e Y e im a n e - B e rh e v . A s h c r o ft , 39 3 F . 3d 90 7, 91 1 (9th C i r. 20 04 ), as w el l as m at er i alT h e I Js h o u ldh a v e c o n s id e r e dth e e v id e n c e o f c o u n tryc o n d itio n s in 1 E th io p ia , b u t f

a ile dto d o s o . Se e Ka m a l th a s v . I NS , 25 1 F . 3d 12 79 , 12 84 (9th C i r. 2 0 0 1 ). B ec au se th e C o u n try R ep o rt in th e r ec o rd d o es n o t su p p o rt M ek o n n en ’s C A T cl ai m , h o w ev er, th e erro r i s h arm l ess. 3 i nc ons i s t e nc i e s be tw e e n M e konne n’ s t e s t i m onya tthe r e m ova l he a r i ng a nd the a f f id a v it p r e p a r e din c o n

ju n c tio n w ith h is a s y lu m ap p lic a tio n , se e G oel v. G on zales , 490 F . 3d 735, 737 ( 9th C i r . 2007) . M e konne n ga ve c ontr a rya c c ount s of the t i m e of

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r i e nd phone d t o w a rn hi m tha tpol i c e w e r e s e a r c hi ng h o m e s in M e k o n n e n ’s n e ig h b o rh o o d ; w h e th e ro rn o t M e k o n n e n s h o w e dp o lic e h is i dent i fi ca t i on card ata c heckpo i nt ; and the evi dence w i th w hi ch i nt errogat ors co n fro n t edM ek o n n en d u ri n g q u est i o n i n g atan A d d i s A b ab a d et en t i o n faci l i ty. E ach o f th ese i n co n si st en ci es “ g o es t o th e h earto f th e cl ai m s o f p ersecu t i o n , ” so ea ch sust ai ns the adverse cr edi bi l i ty det erm i nat i on i n thi s pre -R E A L ID A ctca se . See Kha dka v. H

older , N o . 0 5 - 7 5 7 2 6 , 2 0 1 0 U .S . A p p . L E X I S 1 7 1 9 2 , a t * 7 ( 9 th C ir . A u g . 1 8 , 2 0 1 0 ) . S u b s ta n tia l e v id e n c e a ls o s u p p o rts th e I J ’s f in d in g th a t M e k o n n e n f a ile dto d e m o n s tr a te e lig ib ilityf o rC A T r e lie f

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