Category Archives: political asylum

Jabr v. Holder, Past Persecution, 7th Circuit

For more than two years, members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), an organization that violently opposes the existence of Israel, tried to recruit Jabr to join their group. Jabr resisted because he is a member of Fatah, a political … Continue reading

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Political Asylum, Pakistan, membership in the PML-N, Seventh Circuit

“Mustafa’s attackers were motivated in part by an anti-PML-N political opinion they attributed to him. Mustafa is therefore entitled to a presumption in favor of granting asylum. On remand, the government will have the opportunity to rebut that presumption by … Continue reading

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