Social distinction definition
Social distinction means social recognition, or “whether the people of a given society would perceive a proposed group as sufficiently separate or distinct[.]” M-E-V-G-, 26 I. & N. Dec. at 241. The BIA has clarified that “social distinction” is not a matter of being “seen” by society in an “ocular” sense, as one might have understood from decisions applying the old “social visibility” factor. Id. at