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SEEKING ASYLUM BASED ON MEMBERSHIP IN A PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUP

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Seeking Asylum in the US Based on Membership in a Particular Social Group The United States offers asylum to individuals who have suffered persecution or have a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country only if the past persecution or future persecution that they fear is based on their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, … Read more

When Is A Government “Unable or Unwilling” To Protect Someone

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When is a Government “unable or unwilling” to protect? The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), issued a precedential decision on asylum law, providing more guidance on how asylum applicants can meet the requirements of showing that a government is “unable or unwilling” to protect them from harm by private actors. Matter of C-G-T-, 28 I&N … Read more