The Board of Immigration Appeals has determined that the proposed particular social group of “Mexican men with Schizoaffective Disorder” is not cognizable when defined only by diagnosis. The Board found that the group lacked particularity and social distinction, because the record did not define limiting characteristics or show that Mexican society perceived people with that diagnosis as a distinct group.
The Board also found that the respondent’s fear of future persecution rested on a speculative chain of events, including loss of medication, erratic behavior, police attention, institutionalization, and harm inside an institution. The Board vacated the asylum grant, denied asylum and withholding, and remanded for CAT consideration.
The full text of Matter of L-A-D- can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/eoir/media/1442186/dl?inline