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older , 558 F . 3d 1 0 4 9 , 1 0 5 6 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 9 ), an drev i ew d e n o v o cl ai m s o f d u e p ro cess v i o l at i o n s, Ibarra-Flores v. G on zales , 439 F . 3d 614, 620 ( 9th C i r . 2006) . W e de nyi n pa rta nd d i s m i s s i n p a rtth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. L op ez -V i rul a f

ears pers ec ut i on by the G uat em al an go vernm entor m i l i t ary be c aus e he w i tne s s e d aki dnappi ng i n 1984, a nd be c aus e hi s f a the r , af orm e rm a

j or in th e G u a te m a la n m ilita ry , w a s k ille din 1 9 9 1 . W e r e j e c tL ope z - V i rul a ’ s c ont e nt i on tha tthe a ge nc yf a i l e d t o c ons i de ra l l of th e e v id e n c e in a s s e s s in g h is c la im s . See Ferna ndezv. G on zales , 439 F . 3d 592, 60 3 (9th C i r. 20 06 ) ( the agency i s pre sum ed t o h ave c on si dere d the ent i re re cord). S ub st ant i al evi dence s up po rt s the IJ ’ s det erm i nat i on thatthe threa t s L op ez V iru lar e c e iv e din G u a te m a lad idn o t a m o u n t to p a s t p e r s e c u tio n . Se e Li m v . I NS , 2 2 4 F . 3 d9 2 9 , 9 3 6 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 0 ) (“ T h reat s st an d i n g al o n e, . . . co n st i tu t e p ast p ersecu t i o n i n o n l y a sm al l cat eg o ry o f cases, an do n l y w h en th e th reat s are so m e na c i ng a s t o c aus e s i gni f i c a nta c tua l s uf

f e r i ng orha rm . ” ) ( i nt e rna l quot a t i on m arks om i tt ed). S ub st ant i al evi dence al so supp ort s the agency’ s dec i si on that L o p e z - V iru laf

a ile dto e s tab lis h aw e ll- f o u n d e df e a ro f p e r s e c u tio n in G u a te m a la .10- 73921 3 Se e Na g o u lko v . I

NS , 33 3 F . 3d 10 12 , 10 18 (9th C i r. 20 03 ) ( po ss i bi l i ty of f uture pers ec ut i on t oo spec ul at i ve); Ca s t i l lo v . I NS , 951 F . 2d 1117, 1122 ( 9th C i r . 1991) (w el l -f ou nd ed fe arm aybe un derm i ned b y pet i t i on er ’ s “ sa fe and u nd i sturbed r e s id e n c e in h is h o m e la n da f te rth e o c c u rr e n c e o f

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NS , 2 7 3 F .3 d8 1 2 , 8 1 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 1 ) ( c la im of pe r s e c ut i on upon r e turn i s unde rm i ne d w he n appl i c a ntha s r e turne d t o na t i ve co u n try w i th o u ti n ci d en t ). C o n seq u en t l y, h i s asyl u m cl ai m fai l s. B e c au s e L o p e z - Vi ru l ad i dn o te s t ab l i s h h i s e l i g i b i l i tyf o ra s y l u m , i tf

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NS , 21 0 F . 3d 10 88 , 10 89 (9th C i r. 20 00 ). S u b st an t i al ev i d en ce al so su p p o rt s th e ag en cy’ s d en i al o f C A T rel i ef b ecau se L ope z - V i rul af

a i l e d t o e s t abl i s h i ti s m or e l i ke l ytha n nothe w i l l be t ortur e d byor w ith th e c o n s e n t o ra c qu ie s c e n c e o f th e G u a te m a la n g o v e rn m e n t if r e tu rn e d . See Si laya v. Mukasey , 52 4 F . 3d 10 66 , 10 73 (9th C i r. 20 08 ). W e l ac k j uri sdi ct i on t o revi ew L op ez -V i rul a’ s c on t ent i on thatthe IJw as b ia s e db e c au s e h e f

a ile dto r a is e th is is s u e b e f o r e th e B I A . Se e B a rr o n v . A s h c r o ft , 35 8 F . 3d 67 4, 67 8 (9th C i r. 20 04 ). W e r ej ec tany r em ai ni ng cont ent i on that L o p e z - V iru la ’s p r o c e e d in g s w e r e u n f a ir . See V

arga s-H erna ndezv. G on zales ,10- 73921 4 49 7 F . 3d 91 9, 92 7 (9th C i r. 20 07 ) ( re j ec t i ng du e proces s c l ai m w here pet i t i on er

“ w as gi ven a ful l and fai r opp ortun i ty t o p re se nthi s c as e” ). 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.