Legal Opinion
L-E-A
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2017No. ID 3893PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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27 I&N Dec. 40
(BIA 2017) Interim Decision #3893 Matter of L-E-A-, Respondent Decided May 24, 2017 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) Whether a particular social group based on family membership is cognizable depends on the nature and degree of the relationships involved and how those relationships are regarded by the society in question. (2) To establish eligibility for asylum on the basis of membership in a particular social group composed of family members, an applicant must not only demonstrate that he or she is a…
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