The BIA concluded that the harm Vergara Soto experienced did not rise to the level of persecution and that she lacked a well-founded fear of persecution on account of a protected ground because, even if her proposed particular social groups (PSGs) were cognizable, she had not demonstrated a nexus between them and the potential future harm. We grant the petition and remand her asylum and withholding of removal claims to the agency for further consideration. included on her application as a derivative. Court of International Trade, sitting by designation. Her husband, Luis Felipe Soto, was * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Petitioner, Karen Vergara Soto, a native and citizen of Colombia, petitions this court for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) upholding the denial by the Immigration Judge (IJ) of her application for asylum and withholding of removal. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and KATZMANN**, Judge. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Argued and Submitted MaSan Francisco, CA Before: FRIEDLAND and R. GARLAND, Attorney General, MEMORANDUM* Respondent. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT KAREN VERGARA SOTO LUIS FELIPE SOTO, No. FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C.
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