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Immigrant from Central America denied asylum

Where an immigrant from El Salvador failed to show that she was persecuted on account of her membership in a particular social group, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or BIA, did not err in denying her petition for asylum or withholding of removal. Background Maria Segunda Morales, a native of El Salvador, filed this petition for review ...