The following excerpt is from C.J.L.G. v. Sessions, 880 F.3d 1122 (9th Cir. 2018):
11 See Rodriguez v. INS , 841 F.2d 865, 871 (9th Cir. 1987) (family constituted a cognizable social group where petitioner's family members were attacked for their political beliefs); see also Del Valle v. INS , 776 F.2d 1407, 1413 (9th Cir. 1985) ("evidence [ ] suggest[ing] that [petitioner's] family has been particularly affected by the conditions in their country [ ] helps support [petitioner's] claim for asylum" (internal citations omitted) ).
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