Legal Opinion
Maria Belen Perez-Zenteno v. U.S. Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 25, 2019No. 17-13201PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
The central question raised in this immigration appeal is whether the Petitioners are entitled to asylum on account of being members of a "particular social group" as defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Maria Perez-Zenteno ("Perez-Zenteno") and her son (Gerardo Melchor Perez) seek review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision denying their requests for asylum, withholding of removal, and humanitarian asylum. They claim entitlement to asylum because they were persecuted in Mexico on account of membership in a "particular social group," which…
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