Class 12

18. Protection from Persecution (Cont.)

c. The Basis of Persecution (the 'On Account Of" Nexus)

i. Persecution on Account of Political Opinion

• INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 (1992)

ii. Persecution on Account of Race, Nationality, and Religion

iii. Persecution on Account of Membership in a Particular Social Group

• Matter of S-E-G-, 24 I&N Dec. 579 (BIA 2008)
• Fatin v. INS, 12 F.3d 1233 (3d Cir. 1993)
• Matter of Kasinga, 21 I&N Dec. 357 (BIA 1996)
• Matter of R-A-, 22 I&N Dec. 906 (BIA 1999)

iv. Population control issues

d. Limitations on Asylum

• Negusie v. Holder, 129 S.Ct. 1159 (2009)
• Matter of Rodriguez-Majano, 19 I&N Dec. 811 (1988)

e. Convention Against Torture (CAT)

• Matter of Y-L-, 23 I&N Dec. 270 (AG 2002)
• Matter of M-B-A-, 23 I&N Dec. 474 (BIA 2002)