Opinion ID: 201332
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Heading: Failure to Consider Evidence

Text: Appellants claim that the IJ failed to consider evidence submitted by them which supported a finding of a bona fide marriage. Due process does not required the IJ specifically to mention each piece of evidence that is presented. See Kalitani v. Ashcroft, 340 F.3d 1, 5 (1st Cir. 2003). Moreover, the record in this case indicates that the IJ specifically addressed the documentary evidence submitted by respondents and articulated his reasons for not finding it persuasive. Appellants' claim that the IJ failed to consider the evidence they submitted is belied by the record. IV. Failure to Point to Evidence Supporting Conclusion that Marriage was Fraudulent The claim that the IJ failed to point to evidence supporting his conclusion that the marriage was fraudulent is -5- belied by the IJ's lengthy and detailed decision. The IJ specifically discussed the evidence on which he relied in finding that neither Brito's nor Figueroa's testimony was credible. Conversely, the IJ found that the INS Officers' narration of the events surrounding the statements taken from [Figueroa] was credible. Therefore, the IJ relied upon Figueroa's sworn statements that he and Brito had never lived together as husband and wife and that he had married her because he was offered payment to do so in order to aid Brito in obtaining residency papers. The IJ sufficiently identified and discussed the evidence on which he relied in reaching his decision. We conclude that the record does not support appellants' claims of error by the IJ. Therefore, the BIA's decision summarily affirming his decision must be upheld. Accordingly, the petition for review is denied. See 1st Cir. R. 27(c). -6-