T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3.

T he pa ne l una ni m ous l yc onc l ude s thi s c a s e i s s ui t abl e f orde c i s i on ** w ith o u t o r a l a r g u m e n t. See F ed. R . A pp . P . 34 (a )( 2). NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T E DU AR DO Z UL E T A C AB R E R A, P et i t i on er , v. E R I C H . H O L D E R , J r ., A tto rn e yG e n e r a l, R e s p o n d e n t. N o. 08- 71127 A ge nc yN o. A 072- 513- 402 ME MOR AN DU M *

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or re vi ew of the B oard of Im m i grat i on A pp ea l s’ (“ B IA ”) order di sm i ss i ng hi s app ea l f r o m an i mmi g r a t i o n j u d g e ’ s d e c i s i o n d e n y i n g h i s ap p l i c a t i o n f o ra s y l u m, w i thh ol di ng of re m ov al , and p rot ec t i on un der the C on vent i on A gai nstT orture 

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(“ C A T ”) . W e have j uri sdi ct i on un der 8 U . S . C . § 1 25 2. W e r evi ew for s ub st ant i al e v id e n c e th e a g e n c y ’s f a c tu a l f in d in g s a n dr e v ie w d e n o v o its le g a l c o n c lu s io n s . Sa ntos-L em us v. Mukasey , 542 F . 3d 738, 742 ( 9th C i r . 2008) . W e r e vi e w f or ab u s e o f d is c r e tio n th e d e n ia l o f am o tio n to r e m a n d . de Jesus Melendez v . G on zales , 5 0 3 F . 3 d1 0 1 9 , 1 0 2 3 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 0 7 ) . We d e n yth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. C ab rera t est i fi edth atal th o u g h h e w as n ev er p erso n al l y h arm edb y g u erri l l as, he f e a r e d ha rm i f

he r e turne d t o G ua t e m a l a . S ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e s upport s the B IA ’ s c on cl usi on thatC abre radi d n otes t abl i sh pastpers ec ut i on or a w el l -f ou nd ed f e a ro f p e r s e c u tio n . Se e Na g o u lko v . I NS , 33 3 F . 3d 10 12 , 10 17 -18 (9th C i r. 20 03 ); La dh a v . I

NS , 215 F . 3d 889, 897 ( 9th C i r . 2000) (pet i t i on erm ustprov i de cr edi bl e, d ir e c t, an ds p e c if

ic e v id e n c e in th e r e c o r do f f a c ts th a t w o u lds up p o rt ar e a s o n ab le f e a ro f p e r s e c u tio n ) . B e c au s e C ab r e r af

a ile dto e s tab lis h e lig ib ilityf o ra s y lu m , h e n e c e s s a r ilyf a ils to m e e t th e m o r e s tr in g e n t s ta n d a r df o rw ith h o ld in g o f

r e m o v a l. See Zehat

ye v. G o n za les, 453 F . 3d 1182 , 1 1 9 0 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ) . W e up h o l dth e d en i al o f C ab rera’s C A T cl ai m b ecau se h e fai l edt o est ab l i sh i ti s m ore l i kel y than n othe w i l l be t ortured by or w i th the consentor ac qu i es ce nce o f th e G u a te m a la n g o v e rn m e n t. See Santos -L e m us , 5 4 2 F .3 da t 7 4 7 - 4 8 .08- 71127

F in a lly , th e B I A d idn o t ab u s e its d is c r e tio n in d e n y in g C ab r e r a ’s m o tio n to r e m a n d . See L a ra - T

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ft , 383 F . 3d 968, 973 ( 9th C i r . 2004) ( r e j e c t i ng c la im o f in e f f e c tiv e a s s is ta n c e o f

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o rle g a l a d v ic e g iv e n p r io rto com m ence m entof as ylum proceedi ng because i tdi d n otpert ai n t o the “ ac tual s u b s tan c e o f

th e h e a r in g ” ) . P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W DE NI E D.