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S-L-L
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2006No. ID 3541PublishedCited by 134 opinions
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(BIA 2006) Interim Decision #3541 In re S-L-L-, Respondent Decided September 19, 2006 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) An alien whose spouse was forced to undergo an abortion or sterilization can establish past persecution on account of political opinion and qualify as a refugee within the definition of section 101(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42) (2000), but only if the alien was, in fact, opposed to the spouse’s abortion or sterilization and was legally married at the…
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