Legal Opinion
H
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1996No. ID 3276PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #3276 Interim Decision #3276 In re H-, Applicant Decided May 30, 1996 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) Membership in a clan can constitute membership in a “particular social group” within the meaning of section 208(a) of the Immigration & Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(1994); the Marehan subclan of Somalia, the members of which share ties of kinship and linguistic commonalities, is such a “particular social group.” (2) While interclan violence may arise during the course of civil strife, such…
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