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Bert a Ali ci a Lop ez-M or al es , a na ti ve an d ci ti zen o f G u at em al a, co nc ed ed

rem ov ab il it y bu t pe ti ti on ed fo r as y lu m un de r 8 U.S.C. § 11 58 (a)( 1) , wit hh ol di ng of

rem ov al un de r 8 U.S.C. § 12 31 (b )(3 )(A), an d rel ie f u n d e r th e Co nv en ti on Aga in st Tort ur e (CAT) un de r 8 C.F.R. § 12 08 .16 (c), cl ai m in g th at sh e ha d s u f f e r e d pa st pe rs ecu ti on an d ha d a well -fo un de d fear of fu tu re pe rs ecu ti on be cau se sh e wit ne ss eda ga ng le ad er ru n ov er two pe op le wit h a car an d rep or te d wha t sh e ha d wit ne ss ed to

th e po li ce. An im m ig rat io n jud ge de ni ed he r pe ti ti on on al l th ree gr o u n d s, an d th e Bo ard of Im

m ig rat io n App eal s di sm is se d he r ap pe al

. Lop ez-M or al es no w pe ti ti on s fo r rev ie w.

W e rev ie w fo r su bs ta nt ia l ev id en ce in th e reco rd as a who le

. Garci a v. Hol de r, 74 6 F.3 d 86 9, 87 2 (8 th Ci r. 20 14 ). Lop ez-M or al es al le ge d th at sh e face d or m ay face
pe rs ecu ti on be cau se of he r m em be rs hi p in a pa rti cu la r so ci al gr ou p co m pr is ed of wit ne ss es to ga ng vi ol en ce who ha ve be en ta rg et ed be cau se of pe rcei ve d co op erat io n wit h th e po li ce. Sh e fai le d, ho wev er, to pr es en t ev id en ce sh owi ng he r pr op os ed
gr ou p is so ci al ly di st in ct or id e n t i f i ab le wit hi n Gua te m al an so ci et y

. See Gon zal ez Can o v. Ly

nc h, 80 9 F.3d 10 56 , 10 58 (8t h C ir. 2 01 6) (“ Fo r a p art ic ul ar soc ia l gro up to be co gn iz ab le , th e gr ou p m us t sh are a co m

m on , im m

ut ab le ch arac te ris ti c, m

us t be de fin ed wit h pa rti cu la rit y , an d m us t be so ci al ly di st in ct su ch th at it is id en ti fie d as a gr ou p by th e so ci et y of whi ch it is a pa rt.” ); se e al so Ngu gi v. Ly nc h, 82 6 F.3 d 11 32 , 11 38 (8 th Ci r. 20 16 ) (rejec ti ng a cl ai m th at wit ne ss es who te st ify ag ai ns t ga ng

m em be rs in pu bl ic pr oc eed in gs qu al ify as a pr ot ect ed gr ou p ab se nt ev id en ce th at th e gr ou p i s s oc ia ll y

reco gn iz ed in so m e way ).

Bec au se Lop ez-M or al es fai le d to de m on st rat e el ig ib il it y fo r as y lu m , he r pe ti ti on fo r wit hh ol di ng of rem ov al ne ces sa ril y fai ls

. See So w v. Mu ka se y , 54 6 F.3 d 95 3, 95 6 (8 th Ci r. 20 08 ). Her pe ti ti on fo r CAT rel ie f li ke wis e fai ls be cau se he r cl ai m th at sh e m ay be to rtu red up on he r rem ov al to Gua te m al a rel ie s up on th e sa m e fact ua l ba si s as her clai m s for asylum an d wit hh ol di ng of rem ov al

. See Gul ed v. Muk as ey , 51 5 F .3d 87 2, 8 82 (8t h C ir. 2 00 8)

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