Perez-Rabanales v. Sessions

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner, Ana Marina Perez-Raba-nales, a Guatemalan national, seeks judicial review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture (CAT). We conclude that the petitioner has failed to show that the claimed persecution took place on account of her membership in a cognizable social group. Based largely on that conclusion, we hold that the BIA’s final order is in accordance with law and is supported by substantial evidence in the…