Legal Opinion
Eldin Jacobo Escobar v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 28, 2005No. 04-2999PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
The issue in this appeal is whether, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, Honduran “street children” constitute a “particular social group” whose members can seek asylum and withholding of removal based on their persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101(a)(42)(A), 1158(a), 1231(b)(3). We conclude that Honduran street children are not a particular social group within the terms of the Act and therefore we will deny the Petition for Review of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Petitioner, Eldin Jacobo Escobar, is…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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