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a kka ry v. H older , 5 5 8 F . 3 d1 0 4 9 , 1 0 5 6 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 0 9 ) . We g r a n tth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w, a nd w e r e m a nd. W i th res pectt o asy l um , w e r ej ec tV ora’ s unexh aust ed cont ent i on thatthe IJ appl i ed a hei gh t ened “ exce pt i on alci rc um st ance s” st andard i nst ea d o f the prop er “e x tr a o r d in a ryc ir c u m s tan c e s ” s tan d a r dw h e n a s s e s s in g V o r a ’s e x p lan a tio n f o rh is u n tim e lya s y lu m ap p lic a tio n . See T al l v. Mukasey , 5 1 7 F .3 d1 1 1 5 , 1 1 2 0 ( 9 th C i r . 2008) . H ow e ve r , the r e c or d c om pe l s the c onc l us i on tha tthe 2002 r e l i gi ous r io ts in G u

jar a t, th e d e s tru c tio n o f V o r a ’s f a m ily ’s h o m e a n db u s in e s s , a n dh is br othe r ’ s di s appe a r a nc e c ons t i tut e c ha nge d c i r c um s t a nc e s tha tm a ye xc us e the u n tim e lyf

ilin g o f h is a s y lu m ap p lic a tio n . See 8 C . F . R . § 1 20 8. 4(a) (4); V ah ora v. H older , 6 4 1 F .3 d1 0 3 8 , 1 0 4 3 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 1 ) . W e r e m a n df o rth e a g e n c yto consi der w hether V ora f i l ed hi s a sy l um appl i cat i on w i thi n a re as on abl e t i m e a ft er l e a rni ng of

the s e c ha nge d c i r c um s t a nc e s , be c aus e i tappe ar s the I Jus e d s i x m onths a s as tr ic t d e a d lin e . See T asl i m iv. H

older , 590 F . 3d 981, 987- 88 ( 9th C i r . 2010) (c on cl ud i ng se ven m on th d el ayaf t erre l i gi ou s c on vers i on ce re m on y w as re as on abl e) ; W

a kka ry , 55 8 F . 3d at10 58 -59 (re m andi ng for a gency t o con si der08- 70193 3 w he the r , unde rpa rt i c ul a rc i r c um s t a nc e s of c a s e , de l a yof

j us tove rs i x m onths const i tut ed a “ re as on abl e per i od ”) . W i th r e s pe c tt o w i thhol di ng of r e m ova l , the r e c or d c om pe l s the c onc l us i on th a t p o lic e ’s in te r e s t in V o r adu r in g h is s e c o n da rr e s t w a s m o tiv a te d , a t le a s t in p a rt, b yap r o te c te dg r o u n d . Se e Ra tn a m v . I NS , 1 5 4 F .3 d9 9 0 , 9 9 5 - 9 6 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 8 ) ( f

in d in g d e te n tio n a n dto rtu r e o f p e titio n e rw h o w a s c au g h t w ith T a m il T i g e r s wa s b a s e d , a tl e a s ti n p a rt , o n i m p u t e dp o l i t i c a l o p i n i o n ) . Ac c o r d i n g l y , we r e m a nd f orthe a ge nc yt o c ons i de rthi s a rr e s t , a s w e l l a s V or a ’ s pr i ora rr e s ta nd m is tr e a tm e n t, in a s s e s s in g p a s t p e r s e c u tio n a n dV o r a ’s f e a ro f f u tu r e p e r s e c u tio n . Se e Na v a s v . I

NS , 2 1 7 F .3 d6 4 6 , 6 5 7 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 0 ) . F i na l l y , w i th r e s pe c tt o V or a ’ s C A T c l a i m , the I Jf a i l e d t o a s s e s s both of V o ra ’s p rio r a rr es ts, th e n atu re o f th e h arm h e s u ff er ed in th o se arre sts, V o ra ’s t e s t i m onytha tpol i c e c ont i nue t o l ook f orhi m , the r e c or d e vi de nc e r e ga r di ng the pr e va l e nc e of

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o rth e a g e n c yto a s s e s s V o r a ’s C A T c la im in lig h t o f h is te s tim o n ya n de v id e n c e . See Cole v . H older , 65 9 F . 3d 76 2, 77 2-73 (9th C i r. 20 11 ) ( agencym ustgi ve re as on ed c o n s id e r a tio n to th e e v id e n c e in a s s e s s in g aC A T c la im ) ; se e al so N uru v. G on zales , 40 4 F . 3d 12 07 , 12 18 n. 6 (9th C i r. 20 05 ) ( no t i ng thati n the t orture08- 70193 4 c ont e xt , “ i ndi vi dua l i z e d c ons i de r a t i on” of how c ha nge d c ondi t i ons w i l l a f f e c tthe spec i fi c app l i cant ’ s s i tuat i on i s r equi re d). A c c o r d i n g l y , w e g r a n tth e p e t i t i o n w i th r e s p e c tt o V o r a ’ s a s y l u m, w i thh ol di ng of re m ov al , and C A T cl ai m s, and w e r em and t o the agency f or further p r o c e e d in g s c o n s is te n t w ith th is d is p o s itio n . See IN S v. V en tu ra , 537 U . S . 12, 16 -18 (20 02 ) ( per c uri am ). P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W GR AN T E D; RE MAND E D.