FIL ED U.S. COURT OF APPEAL S EL EVENTHCI RCUI T SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 J OHN L EY CL ERK [DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UN ITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELE VENTH CIRCUIT

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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Age nc y No. A0 99 -5 48 -1 80 ARMANDO ANTONIO MAGUINA BALDO VINO, DAGHMAR ARACELIS CAM PERO SANABRIA, Pet it io ne rs ,

ve rs us U.S. ATTO RNEY GENERAL, Res po nd en t.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Pet it io n fo r Rev ie w of aDeci si on of t he Bo ardof I m

m ig rat io n Ap pe al s

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (Sep te m be r 30 , 20 10 ) Befo re TJ OFLAT, W ILSON an d P RYOR, Ci rcu itJu dg es . PER CURI AM:Arm an do Mag ui naBal do vi no an d h is wife , Dagh m ar Arac el is Cam pe ro San ab ria , nat iv es an d c it iz en s o f Ven ezu el a, pe ti ti on forrev ie w of the de ci si on of th e Bo ardof I m

mig rat io n Ap pe al s tha t af firm edth e d en ia l o f Mag ui na ’s ap pl ic at io n fo r as y lu m , withh ol di ng of r em ov al , andrel ie f un de r th e Co nv en ti on Aga in stTortur e an d Othe r Cru el , Inh um anor De gr ad in g Tre atm en t o r Puni sh m en t. 8 U.S.C. §§ 11 58 (b ), 12 31 (b )(3 ); 8 C.F.R. § 20 8.1 6( c). The Bo ardof Im m ig rat io n Ap pe al s an d t he imm ig rat io n ju dg e d en ie d M ag ui na ’s app li cat io n fo r
as y lu m as u nt im el y

an d fo un d tha t h e h adfai le d t o e st ab li sh pa stpe rs ecu ti on or a pr ob ab il ity

of f utur e p ers ecu ti on . W e d is m is s i n p artan d d en y inpart the pe ti ti on . W e are witho utau th or ity to ad dr es s thr ee m at te rs . Mag ui naan d h is wife do
no t ch al le ng e th e fi nd in g t ha t the ir app li cat io n fo r as y lu m was u nt im el y , andwe la ckjuri sd ic ti on to rev ie w th atde ci si on . See Ch aco n- Bo te ro v. U.S. Att ’y Gen., 42 7 F .3d95 4, 9 57 (11 th Cir . 20 05 ). W e al so lac k juris di ct io n t o c on si de r Mag ui na ’s app li cat io n fo r rel ie f un de r th e Co nv en ti onbe cau se he di d n otex haus t hi s ad m in is tra ti ve rem ed ie s af te r he was d en ie d re li ef b y th e imm ig rat io n ju dg e. See Am ay a-Artun du ag a v . U.S. Att’y Gen., 4 63 F.3d12 47 , 12 50 (11 thCir . 20 06 ). Bec au se on ly a clai m

forwithh ol di ng of r em ov al rem ai ns an d t he reg ul at io ns do
no t p ro vi de forde riv at iv e b en efi ts , we als o d en y th e p et it io n o f Mag ui na ’s wife. See Del ga do v. U.S. Att ’y Gen., 4 87 F.3d85 5, 8 62 (11 thCir . 20 07 ).

2Subs ta nt ia l ev id en ce s up po rts th e fi nd in g t ha t M ag ui nafai le d t o e st ab li sh

th athe su ffer edpa stpe rs ecu ti on . See San ch ez v . U.S. Att’y Gen., 3 92 F.3d43 4, 43 8 (1 1th C ir. 2 00 4) . Mag ui nates ti fie d t ha t h e rec ei ve d t wo t el ep ho ne cal ls in 20 02 fro m

m em be rs of t he Bo li va ria n C irc le s wh o t hr eat en edto ki ll hi m be cau se he pa rti ci pa te d i n the Mo ve m en t To wardSo ci al is m , a po li ti cal pa rty tha t o pp os ed Hug o C ha ve z. The c al ls am ou nt edto haras sm en t, n otpe rs ecu ti on . See Sep ul ve da v. U.S. Att ’y

Gen., 4 01 F.3d12 26 , 12 31 (11 th Cir . 20 05 ). Mag ui naals o t es ti fie d ab ou t b ei ng th ro wn t o t he gro un d, k ic ke d, an d h itby two m enth atMag ui na be li ev edto be m em

be rs of t he Bo li va ria n C irc le s, b utMag ui nates ti fie d t ha t h is in juri es di d n otrequi re m ed ic al att en ti on . See Kaze mzad ehv. U.S. Att ’y Gen., 57 7 F .3d13 41 , 13 53 (11 th Cir . 20 09 ) (“ Mi no r ph y si cal ab us e . . . do [es ] no t
am ountto pe rs ecu ti on .”). Subs ta nt ia l ev id en ce al so supp orts th e fi nd in g t ha t M ag ui na ’s fear o f fu tu re pe rs ecu ti on is no t wel l-f

ou nd ed . Mag ui naarg ue s tha t h e wil l b e p ers ecu te d fo r hi s pa stpo li ti cal act iv it ie s, b utMag ui nates ti fie d t ha t h e cea se d h is act iv it ie s wi th th e Mo ve m en t af

te r he rece iv edth e se co ndth reat en in g t el ep ho ne cal l an d t he reco rd do es no t co m

pe l a c on cl us io n t ha t the Bo li va ria n C irc le s “ ret ai ns anin cl in at io n t o si ng le [Mag ui na ] ou t.” Se pu lv ed a, 40 1 F .3dat 1 23 1– 32 . Arti cl es publ is he d b y th e Bu reauof De m oc racy, Hum anRig ht s an d Lab orst at e th atth e p ol it ic al
3in flu en ce o f th e Bo li va ria n C irc le s h as wane d a ndth e Ch av ez g ov ern m en t h as no t

pu rs ue d t he pe rs ecu ti on of i ts op po ne nt s. Ma gu in a al so lef t famil y m em be rs in Ven ezu el a who ha ve no t b eenth reat en edor h arm ed . See Ru iz v. U.S. Att ’y Gen., 44 0 F .3d12 47 , 12 59 (11 th Cir . 20 06 ). Mag ui naco m pl ai ns ab ou t the in ab il ity of th e g ov ern m en t t o “ co ntro l n arco -te rro ris ts ,” bu t M ag ui nais no t en ti tl edto withh ol di ng of r em ov al ba se d o n fe ars of g en eral vi ol en ce wi th inVene zu el a. See P erl era- Esco ba r v. Ex ec. Offi ce fo r Imm ig r., 89 4 F .2d12 92 , 12 97 (11 th Cir
. 19 90 ). Mag ui naals o c on te nd s tha t h e fac es futur e p ers ecu ti on be cau se Ric ard o Lop ez, a fe ll ow p arty

m em be r, was m

ur de redwhen he returne d t o Ven ezu el a in 20 05 , bu t the reco rddo es no t co m pe l a c on cl us io n t ha t Lo pe z was ki ll edon
acco un t o f hi s p ol it ic al act iv it ie s. W e DISMI SS th e p et it io n fo r rev ie w of the de ni al of a sylum an d re li ef
un de r th e Co nv en ti on an d DENYth e p et it io n fo r rev ie w of the de ni al of withh ol di ng of r em ov al
. PETI TI ON DIS MIS SED I N PART, DENIED I N PART
.

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