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BIA Finds Respondent Subject to “Material Support” Bar Because of Cooking and Cleaning She Performed Under Threat of Death
In a decision published recently, the BIA remanded the record to the immigration judge for entry of a new decision after finding that the respondent…
Asylum: questions and answers
If you have come to the U.S. as a refugee or been granted asylum in the U.S. — whether from the Asylum Office of U.S.…
My husband is beating me. You can apply for gender based asylum.
“My Husband beat me”. Now it is possible to apply for Asylum. Question: My husband beat me and I was afraid for my life, so…
Eligibility for asylum
The Eighth Circuit denied the petition for review, holding that the Guatemalan petitioner had not demonstrated that the record compelled the finding that his subjective…
Don’t commit fraud with Asylum
(1) An untimely application for asylum may be found frivolous under section 208(d)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1158(d)(6) (2012). Luciana v.…
Denial of asylum
The First Circuit denied the petition for review, holding that the BIA’s decision to affirm the IJ’s denial of asylum to the petitioner, who argued…
Refugee and asylum purposes
The Ninth Circuit upheld the BIA, holding that 22 USC §7842, which states that a North Korean national “shall not be considered” a South Korean…