T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3.

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o rs ub s tan tia l e v id e n c e , W akkaryv. H

older , 558 F . 3d 1049, 1056 ( 9th C i r . 2009) , and w e di s m i s s i n partand de nyi n partthe pe t i t i on f or r e v i e w. W e l ac k j uri sdi ct i on t o revi ew P as cual -J oaqu i n’ s c l ai m thathe es t abl i shed e lig ib ilityf

o ra s y lu m b e c au s e h e f

a ile dto r a is e th is c la im to th e B I A . See A bebe v. Mukasey , 55 4 F . 3d 12 03 , 12 08 (9th C i r. 20 09 ) ( en banc) (percuri am ) ( on l y i ss ues ra i se d and ar gu ed i n a pet i t i on er ’ s bri ef before the B IA w i l l be deem ed exhaust ed w hen a bri ef

i s f i l ed). W ith r e s p e c t to w ith h o ld in g o f r e m o v a l, P a s c u a l- J o a q u in c o n c e d e s h e d id n o t s u f f e rp a s t p e r s e c u tio n . P a s c u a l- J o a q u in f a ile dto e s tab lis h ac le arp r o b ab ility of f utur e pe r s e c ut i on be c aus e the e vi de nc e i n thi s c a s e i ndi c a t e s onl ytha tM ay ans in G u a te m a laar e s ub

je c t to d is c r im in a tio n , s e e G h a l yv . I NS , 58 F . 3d 1425, 1431 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 5 ) ( “p e r s e c u tio n is an e x tr e m e c o n c e p t” an d“d is c r im in a tio n is in s u f f ic ie n t” ) ( c ita tio n an din te rn a l q u o ta tio n o m itte d ) , an dth e h arm P a s c u a lJ o a q u in f e ar s f r o m c r im in a l g r o up s is n o t o n a c c o u n t o f ap r o te c te dg r o u n d , se e Zet i no v. H

older , 622 F . 3d 1007, 1016 ( 9th C i r . 2010) ( “ [ a ] n a l i e n’ s de s i r e t o be f r e e f r om har a s s m e ntbyc r i m i na l s m ot i va t e d bythe f torr andom vi ol e nc e byga ng09- 70096 3 m em bers bear s no n exus t o a prot ec t ed grou nd ”) . A cc ordi ng l y, subst ant i al e v id e n c e s up p o rts th e a g e n c y ’s d e n ia l o f w ith h o ld in g o f

r e m o v a l. F in a lly , s ub s tan tia l e v id e n c e s up p o rts th e a g e n c y ’s d e n ia l o f P a s c u a lJ oa qui n’ s C A T c l a i m , be c aus e he f a i l e d t o s how i ti s m or e l i ke l ythan nottha the w ill b e to rtu r e dif

r e tu rn e dto G u a te m a la . See W a kka ry , 558 F . 3d a t1067- 68. P E T IT IO N F O R R E V IE W D IS M IS S E D i n p art; D E N IE D i n p art.