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w a y s o f g a n g s .” A s t h e B IA den i ed V asqu ez- Aj pa caj a’ s ap pl i cat i on f or i m m i grati on rel i ef based i n part on t h e I J’ s opi n i on an d i n part on i t s ow n f i n di n gs, w e w i l lrevi ew b o th d e c i s i o n s . S e eZh u v . G o n z a le s , 4 9 3 F .3 d5 8 8 , 5 9 3 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 7 ). W e
rev i ew an i m m i gr a ti on cou rt’ s ru l i n gs of l a w de n ov o a n dits fi n d i n gs o f fa ct t o d e te r m in e if th e ya r e s u p p o r te db ys u b s ta n tia l e v id e n c e in th e re c o r d

. I d. at594. B o th th e B IAa n dth e IJ d e te r m in e dth a t t h e h a r m V a s q u e z -Ajp a c aja suf fer ed i n G uatem a l a d i d n otr i se t o t he l eve lof per se c ut i on and t hathe w as t hus u nabl e t o e st abl i sh t hathe w as per se c ut ed o rhad a w el l

- f ounded feart hat h e w ou l d be p ersec u t ed sh ou l d h e ret u rn to h i s native coun t ry. Th e evi den ce d o e s n o t c o m p e l aco n tr a r y c o n c l u s io n . S ee E d u a rdv. A sh cr oft , 379 F. 3d 182, 1 8 6 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ). T h e B IA an d I J al so determ i n ed t h at V asqu ez- Aj pa caj a fai l ed to est abli sh t hatt he ha r m he s uf

fe r e d i n Guat e m al a o c c ur r e d a s ar e s ul to f hi s r ac e , r e l i gi o n, nat i o n a l i t y , me m b e r s h i p i n ap a r t i c u l a rs o c i a lg r o u p , o rp o l i t i c a lo p i n i o n. Vas que z - Aj pa c aj a has no td em o ns t r at e d t hathe i s am e m be ro f s o c i alg r o up p r o te c te du n d e r8 U .S .C . § 1 1 0 1 (a )(4 2 )(A). S ee Mw em bi e v. G on zales , 443 F. 3d 4 0 5 , 4 1 4 -1 5 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ); s e eals o e . g. , S o r t o - De Port i l lo v. Hol d er , N o. 09- 60 27 8, 2 01 0 W L 10 94 8, a t* 2 ( 5th Ci r . 2 01 0) ( “ N um e r o us o t he rc as e s , l i ke t he IJ' s opi n i on i n t h i s c ase, ha ve h el d that one' s personalan t i

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a n ta g o n is tic re la tio n s h ip w ith g a n g s d o e s n o t a m o u n t t o aco m m o n im m u ta b le ch a ra cte rist ic es ta b li sh in gap a rticu la r s o cia l gr o u p .”)

. A s V a s q u e z -Ajp a c aja h a s n o t s h o w n th a t h e is are fu g e e a s d e fin e din § 1 1 0 1 (a )(4 2 )(A)), h e is n o t e lig ib le fo ra s y lu m . S e eJu k i cv . I NS , 4 0 F. 3 d 747, 749 ( 5th C i r. 199 4)

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3 o f e lig ib ilityfo rw ith h o ld in go f r e m o v a l. S e eF a d d o u lv . I

NS , 37 F. 3d 185, 188 (5 th C ir. 1 9 9 4 ). P ET I T I ON F OR R EV I EW DENI ED

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