Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases

CA1 Finds "Young Women Who Resist Gang Recruitment" Is Not a Social Group.

4/15/10 AILA Doc. No. 10081661. Asylum, Removal & Relief
The court held that "young women who resist gang recruitment" do not constitute a legally cognizable social group because the proposed group lacks social visibility and is not sufficiently particular. (Mendez-Barrera v. Holder, 4/15/10)
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 10081661.