U.S. Department of Justice

EOIR BIA Decision

The Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a decision in Matter of L-A-L-T-, 29 I&N Dec. 269 (BIA 2025).  

(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 meaning of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Matter of E-A-G-, 24 I&N Dec. 591 (BIA 2008), reaffirmed.

                                                                                        
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