The First Circuit has rejected the proposed particular social group of "Guatemalan women who try to escape systemic and severe violence but who are unable to receive official protection."  The court found that the group was neither particularized nor socially distinct.

The full text of Perez-Rabanales v. Sessions can be found here:

http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/17-1803P-01A.pdf

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