Legal Opinion
MALDONADO-CRUZ
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1988No. ID 3041PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #3041 MATTER OF MALDONADO-CRUZ In Deportation Proceedings A-27549626 Decided by Board January 21, 1988 (1) A threat to harm or kill a deserter from a guerrilla organization operating in a country does not constitute persecution under the Refugee Act of 1980,
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Stet. 102. (2) In analyzing a claim of persecution made in the context of a civil war, it is neces- sary to examine the motivation of the group threatening harm. (3) The threat to harm a deserter from the guerrilla organization is part of a mili- tary policy of that group, inherent in the nature of the…
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