Legal Opinion

Wendy Cantarero-Lagos v. William Barr, U. S

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 6, 2019No. 18-60115PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

*148 Petitioners Wendy Cantarero-Lagos and her minor son, Henry Bonilla-Cantarero, filed a petition for review challenging an order by the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying their applications for asylum and withholding of removal. They claim that the BIA reversibly erred by refusing to consider a reformulated particular social group ("PSG") on appeal. Because the BIA is not required to consider a PSG on appeal that was never presented to the immigration judge ("IJ"), the BIA's order is AFFIRMED.

BACKGROUND

Petitioner Wendy Cantarero-Lagos came to the United…

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Auer v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. Ardestani v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Parastoo Fatin v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  4. Jose Orellana-Monson v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  5. S-M-JBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1997

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Maria Gonzales-Veliz v. William Barr, U. S. Atty GCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
  2. Sontos Diaz-Reynoso v. William BarrCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
  3. Barnica-Lopez v. GarlandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2023
  4. Jaco v. GarlandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2021
  5. O-A-R-GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2025

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