The Eighth Circuit has issued a new decision in its decision in Aguinada-Lopez addressing family-based social groups. In the amended decision, the court assumed that family may form the basis of a particular social group, but found that the petitioner had not established a nexus between the harm he suffered and his family ties.
The updated decision in Aguinada-Lopez v. Lynch can be found here:
http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/16/06/151095P.pdf
My previous blog post about the original decision can be found here:
http://www.sabrinadamast.com/journal/2016/2/25/eighth-circuit-rejects-family-based-asylum-claim