Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Grounds for persecution

Under section 101(a)(3) of the REAL ID Act of 2005, Div. B of Pub. L. No. 109-13, 119 Stat. 302, 303, in mixed motive asylum cases, an applicant must prove that race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion was or will be at least one central reason for the claimed persecution.

25 June 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Grounds for persecution - Persecution based on nationality - Social group persecution | Countries: Rwanda - United States of America

Appeal dismissed as the applicant was not able to establish that he would have a well-founded fear of persecution in other parts of the country.

21 February 1997 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America