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SOCOP v. HOLDER

Nos. 09-1477, 09-1478

ISAIAS PEREZ SOCOP, ISABEL BOJ XUM, Petitioners, v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., United States Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

January 31, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Born and Mills and Born , Attorneys at Law were on brief for petitioners.

Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, Richard M. Evans , Assistant Director and Kevin J. Conway , Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, were on brief for respondent.

Before Lynch, Chief Judge, Boudin and Howard, Circuit Judges.

Not for Publication in West's Federal Reporter

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Isaias Perez Socop ("Perez") and his spouse Isabel Boj Xum ("Boj"), both natives and citizens of Guatemala, entered the United States illegally and were placed in removal proceedings. Conceding removability, both sought withholding of removal on the ground that it was more likely than not that they would be persecuted if they returned to Guatemala.

Claims for withholding of removal...

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