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Ixcuna Sam v. Holder, JR., 1st Cir. (2014)
Ixcuna Sam v. Holder, JR., 1st Cir. (2014)
No. 13-1259
RAFAEL IXCUNA SAM,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States,
Respondent.
Before
Lynch, Chief Judge,
Torruella and Lipez, Circuit Judges.
conceded
removability
withholding of removal.
and
an
application
for
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The IJ
reasoned that Sam had failed to make the necessary showing under 8
U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(A) that he was a member of a particular social
group.
We will
the
BIA's
legal
determinations
de
novo,
We
affording
Sok v.
that
"race,
religion,
nationality,
membership
in
(1st
Cir.
2008).
The
applicant
must
show
"clear
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Sam's
sole
argument
before
this
court
is
that
he
particular
social
group,
the
group
Id.
of
persons
merely
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As we explained, "being
petitioner's
argument
that
"wealthy
individuals
returning
to
decision.
III.
The petition for review is denied.
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