Legal Opinion

L-A-L-T

Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided September 26, 2025No. ID 4133Published

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29 I&N Dec. 269

(BIA 2025) Interim Decision #4133 Matter of L-A-L-T-, Respondent Decided September 26, 2025 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) Perceived or imputed membership in a proposed particular social group will only satisfy the particular social group requirements if the underlying group of which the respondent is perceived to be a member is, standing alone, sufficiently cognizable. (2) The respondent’s proposed particular social group, defined as “perceived Salvadoran gang members,” is not cognizable within the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. M-E-V-GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2014
  2. Wilfredo Reyes v. Loretta E. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
  3. Rolando Augustine Castellano-Chacon v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  4. W-G-RBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2014
  5. S-E-GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2008

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