Law360, New York (August 11, 2016, 11:44 AM EDT) -- The First Circuit on Wednesday denied a Salvadoran woman's petition for asylum based on persecution from an abusive relationship, saying she failed to establish that her proposed social group of “women in intimate relationships with partners who view them as property” shares immutable characteristics and has social distinction. In an opinion penned by Circuit Judge Sandra L. Lynch, the three-judge panel rejected Yesenia del Carmen Vega-Ayala’s argument that a reasonable factfinder would be compelled to find she had proven that she is entitled to relief, saying substantial evidence supports the Board of Immigration Appeals’ finding that Vega-Ayala failed to show either...

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