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o rs ub s tan tia l e v id e n c e f a c tu a l f in d in g s , D on v. G on zales , 476 F . 3 d7 3 8 , 7 4 1 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 0 7 ) , an dwe d e n yth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. S ubs t ant i a l e vi de nc e s upport s the a ge nc y ’ s a dve r s e c r e di bi l i tyde t e rm i na t i on base d o n the di sc re panci es betw ee n C uchi l l a- V entura’ s t es t i m on y and hi s s w orn s ta te m e n ts du r in g h is a irp o rt in te rv ie w a s to w h yh e c a m e to th e U n ite dS ta te s . See L i v . A s h c r o

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