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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...
Matter of C-J-H- Concludes Refugees Cannot Re-Adjust Their Status

Matter of C-J-H- Concludes Refugees Cannot Re-Adjust Their Status

by Matthew Hoppock | Apr 9, 2014 | Deportation, Immigration, Immigration ArticlesBIA Appeals, Removal Defense | 0 comments

In a precedent decision on March 27, 2014, the Board has held in Matter of C-J-H- that a person whose status has been adjusted from asylee to lawful permanent resident cannot subsequently readjust status under section 209(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8...
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...

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