U.S. Department of Justice

EOIR BIA Decision

The Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a decision in Matter of S-E-M-Z-, 29 I&N Dec. 680 (BIA 2026).

The “social distinction” element of a particular social group must generally be measured on a countrywide basis, rather than from the perspective of a neighborhood or other limited geographic location within a country.

 

                                                                                        
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