JOANNE PERANO v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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• holding evidence that “similarly situated members of the petitioner’s family continued to reside without incident” in petitioner’s native country substantially supports denial of asylum
• finding that the applicant failed to present any evidence that she expressed a political opinion or that she or her family ever was targeted, threatened, or harmed by rebel groups
• holding evidence that “similarly situated members of the petitioner’s family continued to reside without incident” in a petitioner’s native country “strongly supports” the BIA’s denial of asylum
• reasoning that evidence of the safety of petitioner’s similarly situated sister mitigated the objective reasonableness of petitioner’s fear of future persecution where petitioner’s claim was based on their father’s profession
• approving the use of \family evidence and the inferences drawn from it\ to support the agency's decision
• rejecting claim for nexus reasons, but recognizing a family member of a former military police officer as a cognizable social group under the Act

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