Woods v. Holder
Woods made a valid admission of a controlled substance offense and is inadmissible, and thus ineligible for registry, under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(II). Her contention that her admission during removal proceedings was not validly obtained because she was not provided with a definition of the elements of the offense in a way that she could understand, and that her admission was not voluntary because she was confused, is not supported by the record. Woods’ cannot establish eligibility for withholding of removal based on membership in the particular social group of ”single, homeless, black, exclusively English-speaking women in their mid-40s with serious health issues” because the identified characteristics (wealth and homelessness) are alterable conditions. In addition, Woods acknowledged that she has no specific reason to fear persecution or ill-treatment in Honduras, but only a generalized fear of moving there.
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