Legal Opinion
NEGUSIE
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2018No. ID 3930PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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27 I&N Dec. 347
(BIA 2018) Interim Decision #3930 Matter of Daniel Girmai NEGUSIE, Applicant Decided June 28, 2018 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) An applicant who is subject to being barred from establishing eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal based on the persecution of others may claim a duress defense, which is limited in nature. (2) To meet the minimum threshold requirements of the duress defense to the persecutor bar, an applicant must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that (1) he acted…
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