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r e m ova l , a s y l um , w i thhol di ng of r e m ova l , a nd pr ot e c t i on unde rthe Co n v e n t i o n A g a i n s tTo rtu r e ( “ CA T” ) . O u rj u r i s d i c t i o n i s g o v e rn e db y8 U . S. C. § 1 25 2. W e r evi ew de no vo qu es t i on s of l aw and for subst ant i alevi dence fa ctual f in d in g s . W

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older , 5 5 8 F .3 d1 0 4 9 , 1 0 5 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) . W e d e n yin p a rtan dd i s m i s s i n p artth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. W e r e je c t th e g o v e rn m e n t’s c o n te n tio n th a t w e la c kju r is d ic tio n o v e rth is pe t i t i on f orr e vi e w due t o J ohns on’ s c onvi c t i on be c aus e the a ge nc ydi d notr e l yon h i s c o n v i c t i o n i n d e n y i n g h i s c l a i m s f o ra s y l u m , wi th h o l d i n g o f r e m o v a l , a n dC AT r e lie f . See B rom

f i eld v. Mukasey , 543 F . 3d 1071, 1074- 76 ( 9th C i r . 2008) ( f i ndi ng j uri sdi ct i on ov erw i thh ol di ng of re m ov aland C A T cl ai m s w here agencydeni ed cl ai m s on m er i t s, no ton the basi s of pet i t i on er ’ s c on vi ct i on ). W e la c kju r is d ic tio n to r e v ie w J o h n s o n ’s a d ju s tm e n t o f

s ta tu s c la im , h is p ro ce du ra l du e p ro ce ss co n ten ti o n s, an dh is co n ten ti o n s r eg ar d in g h is fa m il y’s t e s t i m onya nd a n a l l e ge d pa tt e rn orpr a c t i c e of pe r s e c ut i on a ga i ns tm e m be r s of the J a m a ic aL ab o u rP arty , b e c au s e h e d idn o t r a is e th e s e is s u e s to th e B I A . See B arr on v . A s h c r o ft , 358 F . 3d 674, 678 ( 9th C i r . 2004) . W e a l s o de c l i ne t o c ons i de rthe new evi dence J oh nson att ac hes t o h i s openi ng bri ef because our re vi ew i s l i m i t ed to th e a d m in is tr a tiv e r e c o r du n d e r ly in g th e a g e n c y ’s d e c is io n . See Fis h e rv . I NS , 79 F . 3d 95 5, 96 3 (9th C i r. 19 96 ) ( en banc).11- 72752 3 T he I Jde ni e d a s y l um a s t i m e - barr e d, af i ndi ng J ohns on di d notc ha l l e nge b e f o r e th e B I A . See B arr on , 358 F . 3d a t678. F urthe r , the B I A f ound J ohns on w a iv e dh is C A T c la im , an dh e d idn o t e x h au s t th e a r g u m e n ts h e n o w r a is e s w ith r e s p e c t to C A T r e lie f

. See i d. In addi t i on , the B IA deni ed cancel l at i on of re m ov al s o le lyb a s e do n h is c o n v ic tio n , af in d in g J o h n s o n d o e s n o t c h a lle n g e . See M a r t i n ez - Se rra n o v . I

NS , 9 4 F . 3 d1 2 5 6 , 1 2 5 9 -6 0 (9 th C i r. 1 9 9 6 ). A cco rd i n g l y, J o h n s o n ’s a s y lu m , C A T , an dc an c e lla tio n o f r e m o v a l c la im s f

a il. W i th r e s pe c tt o w i thhol di ng of r e m ova l , s ubs t ant i a l e vi de nc e s upport s the a ge nc y ’ s de t e rm i nat i on tha tthe pol i c e m i s tr e a tm e ntof J ohns on i n J a m a i c adi d not r is e to th e le v e l o f

p e r s e c u tio n . See N

ag ou lko v . I N S , 3 3 3 F .3 d1 0 1 2 , 1 0 1 6 - 1 7 ( 9 th C i r. 20 03 ) ( re cord di d n otcom pel a f i nd i ng of pastpers ec ut i on w here pet i t i on er “n e v e rs u f

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ft , 319 F . 3d 11 79 , 11 82 (9th C i r. 20 03 ) ( un ful fi l l ed threa t s c on st i tut ed haras sm entrather than pe r s e c ut i on) . T hus , J ohns on’ s c ont e nt i on tha the i s e nt i t l e d t o apr e s um pt i on of f u tu r e p e r s e c u tio n f

a ils . See Mo l i n a - Es tra da v . I NS , 29 3 F . 3d 10 89 , 10 96 (9th C i r. 20 02 ). In addi t i on , subst ant i alevi dence s up po rt s the agency’ s det erm i nat i on that John son fai l ed t o sho w i ti s m ore l i kel y than n othe w i l l be pers ec ut ed i n Jam ai ca o n a c c o u n t o f

ap r o te c te dg r o u n d . See N ag ou lko , 3 3 3 F .3 dat 1 0 1 8 (p etit io n er ’s f e a rw a s “to o s p e c u la tiv e ” ) ; Mo l i n a -Mo ra les v . I NS , 2 3 7 F .3 d1 0 4 8 , 1 0 5 1 - 5 2 ( 9 th11- 72752 4 C i r. 20 01 ) ( evi dence s ug gest ed pet i t i on erfe ar ed harm because of apers on al m att er , no thi s pol i t i ca l op i ni on ). M oreover, John son’ s c on t ent i on s thatthe agency re l i ed on no n-re cord evi dence and rej ec t ed hi s c l ai m for l ac k o f c orrobo rat i on ar e b el i edb y th e reco rd . A cco rd i n g l y, Jo h n so n ’ s w i th h o l d i n g o f rem o v al cl ai m fai l s. F i na l l y , w e de nyJ ohns on’ s r e que s tf oror a l a r gum e nt . T o the e xt e nthe r e q u e s ts as tayo f

r e m o v a l, w h ic h h a s b e e n d e n ie dth r e e tim e , w e r e je c t h is r e q u e s t. P E T IT IO N F O R R E V IE W D E N IE D i n p art; D IS M IS S E D i n p art.