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SAM v. HOLDER

No. 13-1259.

752 F.3d 97 (2014)

Rafael Ixcuna SAM, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

May 14, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Garan on brief for petitioner.

Tracie N. Jones , Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Stuart F. Delery , Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Song Park , Senior Litigation Counsel, on brief for respondent.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

LYNCH, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Rafael Ixcuna Sam, a native of Guatemala, seeks review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his application for withholding of removal. Sam argues that the BIA erred in concluding that he failed to establish "membership in a particular social group" under 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3)(A). After careful consideration, we deny the petition.

I.

Sam is currently 32 years old. At age 19, Sam left Guatemala...

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