Class 12

18. Protection from Persecution

Read INA §§ 101(a)(42), 208, and 241(b)(3)

a. Introduction & Background

• Skim pp. 828-49; read pp. 849-53

i. Overseas Refugees

• Skim INA § 207

ii. Asylum Procedures

• Skim 8 C.F.R. § 208.1-208.17

iii. The I-589

d. Persecution

Read pp. 863-74, 876-77, 879-84

i. Meaning of Persecution

• Matter of Chang, Int. Dec. 3107 (BIA 1986) [p. 862]
• Tagaga v. INS, 228 F.3d 1030 (9th Cir. 2000) [p. 871]

ii. Level of Risk

• INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca, 480 U.S. 421 (1987) [p. 878]

iii. Denial of Asylum as a Matter of Discretion

• Read INA § 208(b)