Legal Opinion
Felix Flores Rios v. Loretta E. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 1, 2015No. 12-72551PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to consider the meaning of “membership in a particular social group” in the context of withholding of removal proceedings under the immigration laws. Providing a precise definition for this inherently flexible term, which is not defined in the legislation, has long bedeviled those tasked with adjudicating asylum and withholding claims. In recognition of these semantic difficulties, the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board” or “BIA”) recently clarified the criteria for assessing social group claims. Matter of M-E-V-G-, 26 I. & N. Dec. 227…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Samuel Martinez-Serrano v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- ACOSTABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1985
- M-E-V-GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2014
- Gonzales v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- MOGARRABIBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1987
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3Cited by54 opinions
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- Carlos Conde Quevedo v. William BarrCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
- L-E-ABoard of Immigration Appeals · 2019
- L-E-ABoard of Immigration Appeals · 2017
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