Melchor, et al v. Holder

Filing 920091120

Opinion

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var WPFootnote1 = 'Of the Seventh Circuit, sitting by designation.\
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var WPFootnote2 = ' The government simultaneously sought removal of the\
petitioner\'s adult sons, Milton Abizai Melchor and Mynor Abel\
Melchor, each of whom had entered the United States illegally in\
2000. The sons are listed as derivative beneficiaries of the\
petitioner\'s application for relief and have joined this petition\
for judicial review. Because their rights are dependent on those\
of the petitioner, we analyze only the petitioner\'s claims. Our\
decision is, of course, binding on all parties. \
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var WPFootnote3 = ' The petitioner cites a string of cases to bolster her\
contention that "a short conclusory statement with no analysis on\
the key issue in a case is unacceptable." Petitioner\'s Br. at 7. \
Without exception, these cases are readily distinguishable. See,\
e.g., Filja v. Gonzales, 447 F.3d 241, 252 (3d Cir. 2006)\
(reviewing BIA\'s construction of a statute); Chavarria v. Gonzales,\
446 F.3d 508, 517 (3d Cir. 2006) (reviewing BIA\'s alleged\
mischaracterization of evidence).\
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var WPFootnote4 = '  Indeed, even physical assaults, as opposed to assaults on\
the senses, have supportably been found not to constitute\
persecution. See, e.g., Bocova v. Gonzales, 412 F.3d 257, 262-64\
(1st Cir. 2005) (upholding BIA\'s finding of no past persecution\
where petitioner had been arrested and beaten by police on two\
occasions); Guzman v. INS, 327 F.3d 11, 15-16 (1st Cir. 2003)\
(upholding BIA\'s determination that a single beating, though\
serious, did not amount to persecution).\
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var WPFootnote5 = ' Although the petitioner testified, without corroboration,\
that two of her cousins had been killed by gang violence, she never\
connected that testimony to a statutorily protected ground. We,\
therefore, disregard the testimony.\
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