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u n d e rth e C o n v e n tio n A g a in s t T o rtu r e ( C A T ) . T h is p e titio n is d e n ie d . P e t i t i one rdi d notr a i s e a r gum e nt s be f or e the B I A r e ga r di ng the I J ’ s f i ndi ngs o n w ith h o ld in g o f

r e m o v a l o rp r o te c tio n u n d e rth e C A T . T h e r e f o r e , P e titio n e rd id no texhausthi s a dm i ni stra t i ve re m edi es i n regard t o tho se cl ai m s, and w e l ac k j uri sdi ct i on t o revi ew them . 8 U . S . C . § 1 25 2(d). Se e a ls o B a rr o n v . A s h c r o ft , 358 F .3 d6 7 4 , 6 7 7 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ) . W e do ha ve j ur i s di c t i on unde r8 U . S . C . § 1252( a ) ( 1) t o r e vi e w the de ni a l of as ylum . W e r evi ew B IA deci si on s on el i gi bi l i ty f or as yl um un der the subst ant i al e v id e n c e s ta n d a r d . S i n g h v . I NS , 1 3 4 F .3 d9 6 2 , 9 6 6 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 8 ) . U n d e rth is st an d ard , “ a p et i t i o n er co n t en d i n g th atth e B o ard ’ s fi n d i n g s are erro n eo u s m u st est ab l i sh th atth e ev i d en ce n o to n l y s u p p o r ts th a t c o n c lu s io n , b u t c o m p e ls i t . ” G h a l yv . I NS , 5 8 F .3 d1 4 2 5 , 1 4 3 1 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 5 ) . T he appl i cantfor a sy l um bear s the bu rden of es t abl i shi ng thathe i s are fugee e nt i t l e d t o a s y l um w i thi n the m e a ni ng of s e c t i on 101( a ) ( 42) of

the I m m i gr a t i on a nd N a t i ona l i tyA c t( I N A ) , 8 U . S . C . § 1101( a ) ( 42) . 8 U . S . C . § 1158( b) ( 1) ( B ) ( i ) . T he 1 appl i c a ntm us tde m ons tr a t e tha the “ i s unabl e orunw i l l i ng t o r e turn t o . . . [ the3

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in d in g s . W e a g r e e . A si ng l e i nst ance of det ent i on and b ea t i ng , w hi ch re sul t s i n n on -s er i ou s i nj uri es , do es n o t c o n s titu te p e r s e c u tio n . See G u v. G on zales , 45 4 F . 3d 10 14 , 10 20 (9th C i r. 2 0 0 6 ) ; Pr a s a d

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f e r e d. S uc h unde t a i l e d t e s t i m ony , i n the abse nce of corr ob orat i ng evi dence thatthe beat i ng re sul t ed i n ser i ou s i nj uri es , do es notc om pe l af

i ndi ng tha tP e t i t i one rs uf f e r e d pa s tpe r s e c ut i on. In the abse nce of pas tpers ec ut i on , an appl i cantm ustshow a w el l -f ou nd ed f e a ro f f u tu r e p e r s e c u tio n th a t is b o th s u b je c tiv e lyg e n u in e a n do b je c tiv e ly re as on abl e. D u a r te de G u i n a c v . I NS , 17 9 F . 3d 11 56 , 11 59 (9th C i r. 19 99 ). A fe ar is o b je c tiv e lyr e a s o n ab le if

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w i l l be pe r s e c ut e d” on a c c ountof as t a tut or i l y - pr ot e c t e d gr ound . IN S v. E l i a sZac ar i as , 502 U . S . 478, 489–90 ( 1992) ( quot i ng IN S v. Cardo za-Fon se ca , 480 U . S . 421, 440 ( 1987) ) . T he I Jf ound tha tP e t i t i one r ’ s f

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i ndi ng tha tthe r e i s ar e a s onabl e pos s i bi l i tyP e t i t i one rw oul d be p e r s e c u te dup o n h is r e tu rn to C h in a , e ith e ro n a c c o u n t o f h is C h r is tia n ityo rh is p a s t w h is tle b lo w in g . P E T I T I ON DE NI E D.