Legal Opinion
Negusie v. Holder
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 3, 2009No. 07-499PublishedCited by 300 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kennedy
An alien who fears persecution in his homeland and seeks refugee status in this country is barred from obtaining that relief if he has persecuted others.
“The term ‘refugee’ does not include any person who ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.” Immigration and National*514ity Act (INA), §101, 66 Stat. 166, as added by Refugee Act of 1980, § 201(a), 94 Stat. 102-103, 8 U. S. C. § 1101(a)(42).
This so-called “persecutor bar” applies to those…
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3Cited by300 opinions
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