NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________ No. 18-3525 ___________ JONATHAN PIERRE, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ____________________________________ On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Agency No. A209-866-637) Immigration Judge: Honorable Kuyomars Q. Golparvar ____________________________________ Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) August 16, 2019 Before: MCKEE, COWEN and RENDELL, Circuit Judges (Opinion filed: September 5, 2019) ___________ O P I N I O N* ___________ PER CURIAM Jonathan Pierre, proceeding pro se, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We will deny the petition. I. Pierre, a citizen of Haiti, entered the United States in November 2016 without valid entry documents, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(7)(A)(i)(I), INA § 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I). Pierre provided a statement to a border patrol agent on the day he arrived and was subsequently given a credible fear interview in December 2016. Pierre filed an application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). At the hearing before the Immigration Judge (“IJ”), Pierre testified that, while living in Haiti, his family had a long-term dispute with a neighbor. On April 5, 2013, Pierre came home to a fight on his front lawn between several children (involving Pierre’s niece and a family member of the neighbor). Pierre split up the fight. Later that day, Pierre’s neighbor, Rezou, went to Pierre’s house and threatened him. Pierre * This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent. 2 responded by calling the police; the next day, he also went to the police station to file a report. The police ordered Rezou to appear in court the following day and Rezou complied. At court, Rezou made further threats against Pierre, and was subsequently detained and released two days later. On April 9, 2013, Pierre was then attacked and assaulted by a group of four men, two of whom were related to Rezou. Pierre testified that he believes that Rezou orchestrated the attack. Immediately following the attack, Pierre was transported to the hospital to treat his injuries. Pierre testified that after his assault, he was informed that the men who had assaulted him then returned to his house and threw rocks at it. Because of the assault, Pierre decided he need to leave Haiti to avoid further harm from Rezou. He left Haiti on April 11, 2013 and traveled to Brazil, where he lived for the next three years. Pierre also testified that on April 29, 2018, his mother’s house (in Haiti) was attacked. Pierre believes Rezou was responsible for the attack on his mother’s house as well. In addition to the harm he suffered due to his neighbor in Haiti, Pierre briefly testified that he fears persecution on account of his membership in a social ...
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