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 a nd 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 W I LI A N EN RI Q U E BA RRERA - D O N I S,

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1. T he B I A ’ s de t e rm i na t i on tha tB a rr e r a - D oni s s uf f e r e d no pa s tpe r s e c ut i on o n a c c o u n t o f

th e p o litic a l o p in io n im p u te dto h im a s af o rm e rm ilitaryo f

f ic e ris supp ort ed by subst ant i alevi dence. B arre ra -D on i s c on t ends that , af t erhe l ef t m ilitarys e rv ic e , g u e rr illa s a g a in s t w h o m h e o n c e f o u g h t w a n te dto a tta c kh im to obt a i n c onf

i de nt i a l m i l i t a ryi nf

orm a t i on. H e a dm i t s , how e ve r , tha tne i the rhe nor h is f a m ilyh a s e v e rb e e n h a rm e d , th r e a te n e do re v e n c o n ta c te db yth e g u e rr illa s . T he “ ge ne r a l c l i m a t e of hos t i l i ty ” be tw e e n the gue rr i l l a s a nd m i l i t a ryof f i c e r s l i ke B a rr e r a - D o n is th a t p r e v a ile da t th e tim e h e le f t th e arm yd o e s n o t s u f

f ic e to d e m o n s tr a te p a s t p e r s e c u tio n . Si nh a v. H older , 56 4 F . 3d 10 15 , 10 25 (9th C i r. 20 09 ). 2 . S u b st an t i al ev i d en ce al so sup p o rt s th e B IA ’ s fi n d i n g th atB arrera-D o n i s’ f e a ro f f u tu r e p e r s e c u tio n o n th e b a s is o f h is p o litic a l o p in io n is n o t o b je c tiv e ly r e a s onabl e . T he r e i s no “ c r e di bl e , di r e c t , a nd s pe c i f i c e vi de nc e i n the r e c or d of fa ct s thatw ou l d sup po rta r ea sonabl e f ear of per se cut i on . ” D ua rte de G ui na c v . I NS , 179 F . 3d 1156, 1159 ( 9th C i r . 1999) . B a rr e r a - D oni s ’ ow n t e s t i m ony expl ai ni ng the basi s f

or hi s f ear of guerri l l a per se cut i on w as vagu e and spec ul at i ve. T he do cum ent ary e vi dence B arre ra -D on i s s ub m i tt ed do es no tsubst ant i at e hi s f ear of pers ec ut i on , ei ther.3

3. T he B IA corr ec t l y c on cl ud ed thatno st atut ori l y prot ec t ed basi s f or re l i ef i s i m pl i ca t ed by B arre ra -D on i s’ st atus as a G uat em al an re turni ng fr om the U ni t ed S ta te s w h o m a yb e p e r c e iv e da s w e a lth y . See D el ga do -O rt i

z v . H older , 600 F . 3d 1 1 4 8 , 1 1 5 1 - 5 2 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 0 ) ( p e rc u r ia m ) . T h a t s o c ia l g r o up is “to o b r o a dto qu al i fyfor the re qu es t ed re l i ef . ” I d. a t 1 1 5 0 . 4. B ec ause subst ant i alevi dence s up po rt s the deni alof as ylum , B arre ra D o n is ’ ap p lic a tio n f

o rw ith h o ld in g o f

r e m o v a l w a s a ls o p r o p e r lyd e n ie d . See Fis h e rv . I

NS , 79 F . 3d 95 5, 96 1 (9th C i r. 19 96 ) ( en banc). S ub st ant i alevi dence al so supp ort s the B IA ’ s deni alof re l i ef un der the C A T , because “ general i ze d evi dence of vi ol ence and cri m e . . . i s i nsuffi ci entt o m ee t[the C A T ] st andard. ” D e lg a do - O r tiz , 6 0 0 F .3 da t 1 1 5 2 . P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W DE NI E D.