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DIAZ-TORRES v. BARR

Nos. 18-70141, 18-72700.

963 F.3d 976 (2020)

Miguel DIAZ-TORRES, Petitioner, v. William P. BARR, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 29, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernice Funk , Law Office of Bernice Funk, Seattle, Washington, for Petitioner.

Mona Maria Yousif , Trial Attorney; Brianne Whelan Cohen , Senior Litigation Counsel; Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General; Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Respondent.

Before: Sandra S. Ikuta, Ryan D. Nelson, and Danielle J. Hunsaker, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Those seeking asylum and withholding of removal based on membership in a "particular social group" are required to show that the proposed group is recognizable as "socially distinct." This case requires us to decide whether the testimony of the applicant—without supporting documentary evidence&...

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