Ninth Circuit· 5/1/2017

Silvia Ayala v. Jefferson Sessions

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855 F.3d 1012
2017 WL 1541961
2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 7673

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concluding that the court has jurisdiction to review an IJ’s reasonable fear determination arising under the reinstatement of an expedited removal order
holding that where a petitioner’s membership in particular social group of family is at least “a reason” for mistreatment, it is sufficient to meet the nexus requirement for withholding of removal
holding that a petitioner who faced extortion for both economic reasons and because of membership in a family had established that membership in the family was \a reason\ for the persecution
noting that extortion qualifies as past persecution only when the extortion is motivated by a protected ground
noting that a motion to reopen may be granted only if the evidence presented is new, material, and newly available
holding that threats and extortion could constitute persecution

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Judges: Reinhardt, Wardlaw, Korman

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