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.

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# FI LED JU L 31 2013 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS11- 72998 2 O ur j uri sdi ct i on i s gov erned b y 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 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 q u e s tio n s o f law . W akkaryv. H older , 55 8 F . 3d 10 49 , 10 56 (9th C i r. 20 09 ). W e deny i n p artand d i sm i ss i n p art th e p e t i t i o n f

o rr e v i e w. S et i aw an al l eges thathe suff er ed pastpers ec ut i on and h as a w el l -f ou nd ed fe arof future pers ec ut i on on ac coun tof hi s C hi nese ethn i ci ty. S ub st ant i al ev i d en ce sup p o rt s th e ag en cy’ s fi n d i n g th atS et i aw an fai l edt o est ab l i sh p ast p e r s e c u tio n b e c au s e , e v e n c o n s id e r e dc u m u la tiv e ly , h is e x p e r ie n c e s in I n d o n e s ia d o n o t r is e to th e le v e l o f p e r s e c u tio n . See H

al i m v. H older , 590 F . 3d 971, 975- 76 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) ; H

o x h a v . A s h c r o

ft , 319 F . 3d 1179, 1182 ( 9th C i r . 2003) ( h a r a s s m e n t, th r e a ts , an do n e b e a tin g d idn o t c o m p e l f in d in g o f p a s t p e r s e c u tio n ) . F urther, subst ant i alevi dence s up po rt s the B IA ’ s det erm i nat i on that , even un der a di sf avored grou p anal ys i s, S et i aw an fa i l ed t o est abl i sh suff i ci enti nd i vi du al i ze d r is ko f h a rm to d e m o n s tr a te aw e ll- f o u n d e df e aro f p e r s e c u tio n . Se e H

a lim , 590 F .3 da t 9 7 7 - 7 9 . A c c o r d in g ly , S e tiaw an ’s a s y lu m c la im f a ils . B e c au s e S e tiaw an h a s n o t e s tab lis h e de lig ib ilityf o ra s y lu m , h e n e c e s s ar ily c a n n o t m e e t th e m o r e s tr in g e n t s tan d ar df o rw ith h o ld in g o f

r e m o v a l. See Zehat

ye v. G on zales , 4 5 3 F .3 d1 1 8 2 , 1 1 9 0 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ) . S ub st an t i al ev i d en ce sup p o rt s th e ag en cy’ s d en i al o f C A T rel i ef b ecau se11- 72998 3 S e tiaw a n f

a ile dto e s tab lis h th a t it is m o r e lik e lyth an n o t th a t h e w ill b e to rtu r e dif h e r e tu rn s to I n d o n e s ia . See W a kka ry , 558 F . 3d a t1067- 68. W e r e j e c tS e t i aw an’ s c ont e nt i on tha tthe B I A e rr e d be c aus e i tdi d not pr ovi de af

ul l e l abor a t i on a s t o w hyi tga ve m or e w e i ghtt o the S t a t e D e partm e nt c o u n tryc o n d itio n r e p o rts th an h is e x p e rt w itn e s s ’s o p in io n . See Ka z la u s ka s v . I NS , 4 6 F . 3 d9 0 2 , 9 0 6 (9 th C i r. 1 9 9 5 ) (S t at e D ep artm en tco u n try rep o rt s reco g n i zedas “th e m o s t ap p r o p r ia te a n dp e rh ap s th e b e s t r e s o u r c e ” o n “p o litic a l s itu a tio n s in f o r e ig n n a tio n s ” ) ( in te rn a l c ita tio n s a n dq u o ta tio n o m itte d ) . F i n al l y, w e rej ectS et i aw an ’ s cl ai m th atth e B IA erredb y fai l i n g t o ad d ress h is ar g u m e n t th a t h e h a daw e ll- f o u n d e df e aro f p e r s e c u tio n o n a c c o u n t o f h is r e lig io n . See A bebe v. Mukasey , 55 4 F . 3d12 03 , 12 08 (9th C i r. 20 09 ) ( en banc) (percuri am ) ( a pet i t i on eri s “ deem ed t o h ave e xh aust ed on l y tho se i ss ues he r ai se d an d a rgued

in h is b r ie f

b e f o r e th e B I A ” ) ( e m p h a s is a d d e d ) . 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.