Mayorga-Vidal v. Holder, No. 09-1208 (1st Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseIn 2002, petitioner a citizen of El Salvador, attempted to enter the U.S. without authorization and was placed in removal proceedings, where he initially denied that he was removable. He sought asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture, claiming that he would suffer persecution if returned to his homeland, based on his purported membership in a particular social group, defined as young Salvadoran men who have resisted gang recruitment and whose parents are unavailable to protect them, and for his alleged anti-gang, pro-establishment "political opinion," 8 U.S.C.1101(a)(42)(A). An Immigration Judge and the BIA rejected the arguments. The First Circuit denied an appeal, finding that petitioner failed to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of his political opinion
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