Legal Opinion

C-G-T

Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided September 8, 2023No. ID 4065PublishedCited by 10 opinions

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28 I&N Dec. 740

(BIA 2023) Interim Decision #4065 Matter of C-G-T-, Respondent Decided September 8, 2023 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) Determining whether the government is or was unable or unwilling to protect the respondent from harm is a fact-specific inquiry based on consideration of all evidence. (2) A respondent’s failure to report harm is not necessarily fatal to a claim of persecution if the respondent can demonstrate that reporting private abuse to government authorities would have been futile or dangerous.…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Lawrence v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Bowers v. HardwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. ACOSTABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1985
  5. MOGARRABIBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1987

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