Henriquez-Rivas v. Holder
9th Cir.en banc
707 F.3d 1081 (9th Cir. 2013) (en banc)
2013
Holding
Persons who testify against gang members can constitute a PSG or be persecuted on account of political opinion; the BIA must consider whether witnesses against criminal organizations are socially distinct in their home country.
Practitioner Note
En banc. Significant expansion of PSG and political opinion doctrine for informant and witness-based claims.
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