Decky, et al v. Holder, Jr.

Filing 920091125

Opinion

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var WPFootnote1 = 'Of the District of Massachusetts, sitting by designation.\
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var WPFootnote2 = '"First name unknown." Decky and his wife testified that they\
use only one name.\
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var WPFootnote3 = 'These facts are drawn from the petitioners\' testimony before the\
Immigration Judge ("IJ"), which the IJ deemed "generally credible."\
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var WPFootnote4 = 'The IJ determined that petitioners were ineligible for voluntary\
departure because they were served with a Notice to Appear within\
one year of their arrival in the United States. Petitioners do not\
challenge this holding.\
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var WPFootnote5 = 'Decky attempts to characterize the BIA\'s reliance on Sompotan as\
an error of law triggering de novo review. However, whether\
mistreatment constitutes persecution and whether persecution was\
inflicted "on account of" a protected ground are generally\
questions of fact. Sompotan, 533 F.3d at 68; see Singh v. Mukasey,\
543 F.3d 1, 4 (1st Cir. 2008) (same). We thus review the BIA\'s\
decision for substantial evidence.\
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var WPFootnote6 = 'Decky claims various other errors which he characterizes as\
"legal" in nature, such as the IJ\'s alleged failure to adequately\
take into account Dominique Audrey\'s age in its persecution\
analysis. However, these alleged errors all turn on whether the\
denial of Decky\'s petition was supported by substantial evidence. \
Because we find that it was, we decline to address these arguments.\
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var WPFootnote7 = 'Decky advances no argument with respect to his CAT claim. Thus,\
this claim is waived. See United States v. Zannino, 895 F.2d 1, 17\
(1st Cir. 1990).\
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