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older , 558 F . 3d 10 49 , 10 56 (9th C i r. 20 09 ), w e r evi ew for abu se of di sc re t i on the deni alof a m o t i o n t o reo p en , an dw e rev i ew d e n o v o i n effecti v e assi st an ce o f co u n sel cl ai m s, I tu rr i b a rr i a v . I

NS , 321 F . 3d 889, 894 ( 9th C i r . 2003) . W e de nyi n partand di s m i s s i n partpe t i t i on N o. 06- 72831, and w e de nype t i t i on 06- 75541. T he re cord do es no tcom pel the concl usi on thatchanged ci rc um st ance s e x c u s e dth e u n tim e lyf

ilin g o f p e titio n e r s ’ a s y lu m ap p lic a tio n . See 8 C .F .R . § 1 2 0 8 .4 ( a ) ( 4 ) ; R am adan v. G on zales , 47 9 F . 3d64 6, 65 6-58 (9th C i r. 20 07 ) ( per cu ri am ). A cco rd i n g l y, p et i t i o n ers’ asyl u m cl ai m fai l s. S ub st ant i alevi dence s up po rt s the agency’ s det erm i nat i on thatpet i t i on er s f a ile dto e s tab lis h p a s t p e r s e c u tio n b e c au s e th e h arm s th e yp e r s o n a llys u f f e r e dd id n o t r is e to th e le v e l o f

p e r s e c u tio n , see W

a kka ry , 55 8 F . 3dat10 59 -60, and they fa i l ed t o est abl i sh thatthei r f am i l y m em bers w er e per se cut ed on ac coun tof a p r o te c te dg r o u n d , s e e Pa da s h v . I NS , 3 5 8 F .3 d1 1 6 1 , 1 1 6 6 - 6 7 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ) . W e la c kju r is d ic tio n to c o n s id e rp e titio n e r s ’ c o n te n tio n th a t th e yar e e n title dto w i thhol di ng of

r e m ova la s m e m be r s of adi s f avor e d gr oup be c aus e the ydi d notJ T / Res ea r ch 06- 72831 3 r a is e th e is s u e in th e irb r ie f to th e B I A . See B a rr o n v . A s h c r o ft , 358 F . 3d 674, 678 ( 9th C i r . 2004) . P e t i t i one r s f a i l e d t o e s t abl i s h the yf

a c e ac l e arpr obabi l i tyof f u tu r e p e r s e c u tio n o th e rw is e . See H o x h a v . A s h c r o

ft , 3 1 9 F .3 d1 1 7 9 , 1 1 8 4 - 8 5 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 3 ) . A c c o r d in g ly , th e irw ith h o ld in g o f r e m o v a l c la im f

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c ouns e lc l a i m be c aus e any d e f ic ie n c ie s in c o u n s e l’s r e p r e s e n ta tio n d idn o t p r e ju d ic e th e m . See Cast i llo-P erez v . I NS , 2 1 2 F .3 d5 1 8 , 5 2 7 n .1 2 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 0 ) ( “D u e p r o c e s s c h a lle n g e s to d e p o rta tio n p r o c e e d in g s r e qu ir e as h o w in g o f p r e ju d ic e to s u c c e e d .” ) . W e l ac k j uri sdi ct i on t o con si der pet i t i on er s’ cont ent i on thatthe agency f a ile dto c o n s id e rr e p o rts th e ys ub m itte dr e g ar d in g th e r is e o f I s lam ic te rr o r is m in I n d o n e s iab e c au s e th e yd idn o t e x h au s t it. See B arr on , 3 5 8 F .3 da t 6 7 8 . F i na l l y , R a

j bi rS i ngh w a i ve d anyc ha l l e nge t o the B I A ’ s de ni a lof hi s m ot i on to r e o p e n b yf

a ilin g to a d d r e s s it in th e o p e n in g b r ie f . See M art i nez- Serran o v. I NS , 9 4 F .3 d1 2 5 6 , 1 2 5 9 - 6 0 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 6 ) ( c h a lle n g e to d e n ia l o f m o tio n to r e o p e n n o t d is c u s s e din b o d yo f th e o p e n in g b r ie f

w a s w a iv e d ) . N o. 06 -728 31 : P E T IT IO N F O R R E V IE W D E N IE D i n p art; D IS M IS S E D i n p art. No . 0 6 - 7 5 4 4 1 : P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W DE NI E D.