Oliverto Pirir-Boc v. Eric Holder, Jr.

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• recognizing that a 3 particular social group must be socially distinct, such that society perceives purported members to be part of a group
• noting that the BIA has recognized imputed membership in a particular social group as a proper basis for asylum
• holding that social distinction requires a case-by-case evidentiary inquiry
• holding that social distinction requires a case-by-case evidentiary inquiry
• remanding a CAT claim where the petitioner had been outspoken in opposition to a group that had beaten and threatened him with death
• remanding a CAT claim where the petitioner had been outspoken in opposition to a group that had beaten and threatened him with death

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).