Galyna Semienovna Halaim and Mariya Semienovna Halaim v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

How courts have described this case

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• holding that discrimina- tion against Ukranian sisters on account of Pentecostal Chris- tian religion did not compel a finding of past persecution
• stating that “[persecution is an extreme concept that does not include every sort of treatment our society regards as offensive”
• holding claims for relief under the Convention Against Torture that were not addressed in the petitioner’s opening brief were waived
• determining years of derogatory comments and “a few 3 incidents” of police harassment did not compel the conclusion of persecution
• “Due process challenges to deportation proceedings require a showing of prejudice to succeed.” (internal quotations and citation omitted)
• IJ’s conduct did not deny petitioners due process

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).