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Asylum II

This lesson will discuss the requirement of a well-founded fear of persecution and the requirement of “state action.”

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This lesson is a continuation of the discussion of asylum. Let’s pick back up with particular social groups.

I. Particular Social Groups

Countless particular social groups potentially exist. Examples include:

• young women from an African country where the government encourages female genital mutilation, who don’t wish to undergo it;

• former members of the national police force in El Salvador, who’re being targeted for retaliation under the new governmental regime there; and

• LGBTQ persons in...

Lessons

1. Introduction
  • Welcome to Immigration Law
4. Administrative Enforcement & Crimmigration
5. Immigration Procedures & Asylum
6. Noncitizens’ Rights & Citizenship
  • Discrimination Against Noncitizens by the Federal Government
  • Discrimination Against Noncitizens by State and Local Governments
  • Noncitizens’ Constitutional Protections Other than Equal Protection
  • Acquiring Citizenship Through Birth
  • Acquiring Citizenship Through Naturalization
  • Expatriation and Denaturalization