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Matter of L-E-A- Holds Family is a Particular Social Group

Matter of L-E-A- Holds Family is a Particular Social Group

by Matthew Hoppock | May 24, 2017 | Asylum, Immigration | 0 comments

In perhaps the most important asylum-related decision in the last 5 to 10 years, the BIA held today that a family unit can amount to a “particular social group” and that if their membership in that nuclear family is at least one central reason they have...
New BIA Decision Mixes Credibility and One-Year Filing Requirements

New BIA Decision Mixes Credibility and One-Year Filing Requirements

by Matthew Hoppock | Aug 24, 2015 | Asylum, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals | 0 comments

Last week the BIA issued a new decision outlining the interaction between the immigration statute’s requirement that an applicant file within one year of their entry and the issue of applicant credibility. Asylum applications must be filed within one year of a...
Sixth Circuit Decision on Asylum For Iraqi Chaldean Christians

Sixth Circuit Decision on Asylum For Iraqi Chaldean Christians

by Matthew Hoppock | Aug 7, 2015 | Asylum, Immigration | 0 comments

The Sixth Circuit issued an interesting decision today on the issue of false statements in asylum applications and the “frivolousness” bar to asylum.  The case is Yousif v. Lynch and involves a decision denying asylum to a person who was...
Asylum Fraud is Avoidable: Immigration Lawyers Must Be Vigilant to Stop It

Asylum Fraud is Avoidable: Immigration Lawyers Must Be Vigilant to Stop It

by Matthew Hoppock | Jul 2, 2014 | Asylum, Immigration | 0 comments

On July 1, 2014, the BIA issued a new decision in Matter of P-S-H- which discusses fraud in the asylum process and what the government must prove when it wants to revoke an already-granted asylum application. While the BIA’s conclusion is not controversial (they...
Matter of M-E-V-G- and Matter of W-G-R-

Matter of M-E-V-G- and Matter of W-G-R-

by Matthew Hoppock | Feb 24, 2014 | Asylum, Immigration | 0 comments

In two new companion cases (Matter of M-E-V-G- and Matter of W-G-R-) about asylum for individuals afraid of persecution “on account of” their membership in a particular social group, the BIA has done away with the term “social visibility” and...
New BIA Decision Requiring Aggregate Analysis of Past Persecution in Asylum Claim

New BIA Decision Requiring Aggregate Analysis of Past Persecution in Asylum Claim

by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 30, 2013 | Asylum, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals, Removal Defense | 0 comments

We received a good BIA decision today, granting the appeal we filed in the case of a member of the Batwa (or “pygmy”) tribe from Burundi. Our client’s heartbreaking testimony about what she faced in Burundi before finally escaping to the United...
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