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PSG REGULATIONS 8 CFR 208.1(c) Particular social group. For purposes of adjudicating an application for asylum under section 208 of the Act or an application for withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) of the Act, a particular social group is one that...

LGBT Particular Social Group The applicant must prove that the persecution they fear in the future is motivated by their actual or imputed membership in a PSG. Since 1994, when Attorney General Janet Reno designated Matter of Toboso-Alfonso as precedent, “hom...

Formulating a PSG During the past decade, it has become increasingly important that attorneys formulate PSGs carefully and with a clear understanding of the current law in their jurisdictions. Moreover, since PSG claims are now more likely to result in federa...

Asylum Quick Reference OutlineI. Definition of a RefugeeMust meet the definition of a "refugee" as defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).Definition: A person who is outside their country of nationality (or last habitual residence if stateless) a...

Membership in a Particular Social Group for Victims of Sexual Violence & Abuse by a Family MemberMembership in a Particular Social Group (PSG) - PSGs cannot be circular and “must have existed independently of the alleged persecutory acts.” FGM/C was recognized...

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...

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...