Maria Zavala-Luna v. Pamela Bondi

facts, so we do not recount them here. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C.

§ 1252, and we deny the petition.

The Immigration Judge concluded, and the BIA affirmed, that Petitioners

did not establish eligibility for asylum, withholding of removal, or relief under the

CAT.

On appeal to the BIA, the only issue Zavala raised was whether she

established membership in a particular social group. The BIA declined to address

that issue, instead dismissing the appeal based on the Immigration Judge’s other

dispositive determinations, which Zavala did not challenge. Those included the

Immigration Judge’s conclusions that (1) Zavala had not experienced past

persecution; (2) she did not establish a nexus between the alleged persecution and

her membership in a particular social group; (3) she did not show that the Mexican

government would be unwilling or unable to protect her from the harm she fears

from private actors; and (4) she can relocate within Mexico to avoid future harm.

In her petition to this Court, Zavala briefly raises again the question of

whether she demonstrated membership in any particular social group, and an

additional question as to whether she…