Membership in a particular social group, often shortened to PSG, is one of the five protected grounds in the refugee definition. It is also an area of asylum law that can be legally complex.
A social group is not just any collection of people
The legal requirements for a particular social group come from statutes, regulations, and administrative and federal court decisions. A proposed group must be evaluated under current law; simply describing everyone who fears the same persecutor is not necessarily enough.
Organize the facts before drafting a legal group
Record the characteristic or relationship that you believe led to targeting, how the persecutor identified you, what was said, how people sharing the characteristic are viewed in the society, and evidence showing whether the characteristic can or should be changed.
Country reports, expert materials, laws, news reports, witness statements, and the applicant's own testimony may provide relevant context.
Avoid copying another person's formulation
A group used in someone else's successful case may not fit different facts or current law. This is a strong area for qualified legal review.
Official sources
This page explains evidence preparation and does not propose a particular social group for any individual.