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ASYLUM CASE LAW RESEARCH

Below is a compilation of immigration court filings which have been shared with USCRI.  If you are having trouble accessing documents or have materials you would like to share, please contact the AnneRose Menachery at amenachery@uscridc.org  or (202) 347-3507, ext. 3122.

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GENERAL ASYLUM RESEARCH

• Social Visibility Memo 
Memo drafted by Holland & Knight LLP and University of Pennsylvania School of Law Immigration Clinic analyzing how social groups are defined in light of the new requirements under In re AME and JGU.

• UNHCR Amicus Curiae   
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Board of Immigration Appeals
Brief of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as Amicus Curiae

Notes: UNHCR submitted this Amicus Curiae to the BIA to clarify its position on how to define a social group.  A key argument made in the brief is that "there is no requirement that a particular social group be readily visible to society at large."

• Exception to the One Year Filing Deadline Brief
Asylum applicants must file their applications within one year of arrival in the United States. Exceptions may be granted if the applicant can show changed or extraordinary circumstances that are directly related to the delay in filing and files within a reasonable period of time. This brief argues for exceptions to the one year filing deadline on account of a child's minority status amongst other things. The IJ granted the child asylum in this case.

USCRI makes these materials available to practitioners representing immigrant children, policymakers, researchers and others.  The materials come from a variety of sources, and USCRI does not make any representations as to the accuracy or credibility of the source.