U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Rafael Aguilar-Ayala v. Attorney General United States of America
September 4, 2026
Summary
The Third Circuit denied Rafael Aguilar-Ayala's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals, affirming the immigration judge's findings that his proposed family-based particular social group was not cognizable, that the gang's motive was purely economic with no nexus to a protected ground, and that he failed the first step of the Myrie analysis for CAT relief. The court also held that his failure to raise a challenge to the business-based PSGs resulted in forfeiture of that issue.