Legal Opinion
T-M-B
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1997No. ID 3307PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #3307 In re T-M-B-, Respondent Decided February 20, 1997 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) An applicant for asylum need not show conclusively why persecution occurred in the past or is likely to occur in the future. However, the applicant must produce evidence from which it is reasonable to believe that the harm was motivated, at least in part, by an actual or imputed protected ground. (2) Criminal extortion efforts do not constitute persecution “on account of” political opinion where it is reasonable to…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. StevicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Woodby v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Farid Faham Gamal Ghaly v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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