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IJ Must Give Meaningful Notice to the Applicant of Evidence that the IJ Believes to be Significant and Missing Ming Shi Xue v. BIA, 439 F.3d 111, 122 (2d Cir. 2006) Precedent requires that “before denying an asylum petition because of insufficient corroboratio...

Family Membership as Particular Social GroupPractice Advisories on the TopicPSG practice advisory_final 7 19 21.pdfNexus_-_Particular_Social_Group_PSG_LP_RAIO.pdfCase LawMatter of M-R-M-S-, 28 I&N Dec. 757 (BIA 2023)If a persecutor is targeting members of a ce...

THREE MAIN REASONS1. Lack of DetailIf the Applicant provides answers that lack specific details, dates, times, descriptions of people and what they were wearing, etc. This is probably the most common reason cited. 2. Implausibility The story the Applicant tell...

Overview of Persecution The BIA has defined “persecution” as “either a threat to life or freedom of, or infliction of suffering or harm upon those who differ in a way regarded as offensive.” See Matter of Acosta, 19 I&N Dec. 211 (BIA 1985). The BIA and the Sec...

TESTIFYING AGAINST GANG MEMBER OR OTHERWISE COOPERATING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT  Matter of H-L-S-A-, 28 I&N Dec. 228 (BIA 2021). Summary of the Facts Mr. H-L-S-A-, the applicant, a Salvadoran national, was removed from the United States pursuant to an in absen...