| Title | In re J-B-N- & S-M- |
| Publisher | United States Board of Immigration Appeals |
| Author | U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Board of Immigration Appeals |
| Publication Date | 25 June 2007 |
| Country | Rwanda | United States of America |
| Topics | Deportation / Forcible return | Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Grounds for persecution | Persecution based on nationality | Social group persecution |
| Citation / Document Symbol | 24 I&N Dec. 208 (BIA 2007) |
| Cite as | In re J-B-N- & S-M-, 24 I&N Dec. 208 (BIA 2007), United States Board of Immigration Appeals, 25 June 2007, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,USA_BIA,46972f340.html [accessed 20 October 2022] |
| Comments | 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. |
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