Paiz-Morales v. Lynch

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that proposed group of individuals opposed to gang membership lacked particularity because “[a] group consisting of all Guatemalan 4 A particular social group must be: “(1) composed of members who share a common immutable characteristic, (2
• concluding that proposed group of individuals opposed to gang membership lacked particularity because “[a] group consisting of all Guatemalan citizens who do not sport gang colors and tattoos is by definition too amorphous and overbroad to be particular”
• concluding that proposed group of individuals opposed to gang membership lacked particularity because “[a] group consisting of all Guatemalan citizens who do not sport gang colors and tattoos is by definition too amorphous and overbroad to be particular”
• rejecting a proposed social group, in part because petitioner offered no evidence of the existence of an otherwise broadly defined group, \aside from his own assertion\
• \A petitioner who cannot clear the lower hurdle for asylum will necessarily fail to meet the higher bar for withholding of removal.\
• \[A]rguments not raised before the BIA are waived due to a failure to exhaust administrative remedies.\ (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)

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Cited by

41 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Santos Guaman v. Sessions
  First Circuit· 2018-05-23· cited 46×
• Martinez-Perez v. Sessions
  First Circuit· 2018-07-24· cited 27×
• Espinoza-Ochoa v. Garland
  First Circuit· 2023-12-27· cited 27×
• Perez-Rabanales v. Sessions
  First Circuit· 2018-01-26· cited 26×
• Aguilar de Guillen v. Sessions
  First Circuit· 2018-08-27· cited 23×
• Chavez v. Garland
  First Circuit· 2022-10-21· cited 21×
• Perez-Trujillo v. Garland
  First Circuit· 2021-06-28· cited 19×
• De Pena-Paniagua v. Barr
  First Circuit· 2020-04-24· cited 15×
• Donis-Hernandez de Cabrera v. Garland
  First Circuit· 2024-05-02· cited 13×
• Pineda-Maldonado v. Garland
  First Circuit· 2024-01-24· cited 12×
• Granada-Rubio v. Lynch
  First Circuit· 2016-02-24· cited 11×
• Jinan Chen v. Lynch
  First Circuit· 2016-02-24· cited 11×
• Vega-Ayala v. Lynch
  First Circuit· 2016-08-10· cited 11×
• Rivas-Duran v. Barr
  First Circuit· 2019-06-17· cited 9×
• Ramirez Perez v. Barr
  First Circuit· 2019-08-13· cited 9×
• Hernandez-Martinez v. Garland
  First Circuit· 2023-02-02· cited 9×
• Ferreira v. Garland
  First Circuit· 2024-03-21· cited 9×
• Enamorado-Rodriguez v. Barr
  First Circuit· 2019-10-30· cited 8×
• Perez Batres v. Holder
  First Circuit· 2015-08-12· cited 6×
• Gomez-Abrego v. Garland
  First Circuit· 2022-02-16· cited 6×

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• United States v. Ilario M.A. Zannino
  First Circuit· 1990-01-10· cited 2,914×
• M-E-V-G
  Board of Immigration Appeals· 2014-07-01· cited 1,009×
• W-G-R
  Board of Immigration Appeals· 2014-07-01· cited 359×
• Makhoul v. Ashcroft
  First Circuit· 2004-10-29· cited 104×
• Rodas-Orellana v. Holder
  Tenth Circuit· 2015-03-02· cited 103×
• Mendez-Barrera v. Holder
  First Circuit· 2010-04-15· cited 92×
• Scatambuli v. Holder
  First Circuit· 2009-02-25· cited 66×
• Jianli Chen v. Holder
  First Circuit· 2012-12-21· cited 64×
• Larios v. Holder
  First Circuit· 2010-06-21· cited 38×
• Singh v. Holder, Jr.
  First Circuit· 2014-04-30· cited 19×
• Renaut v. Holder, Jr.
  First Circuit· 2015-06-03· cited 15×
• Shah v. Holder
  First Circuit· 2014-07-02· cited 14×
• Garcia-Callejas v. Holder
  First Circuit· 2012-01-24· cited 12×