Category Archives: whistleblower

BIA Addresses Whistleblowing as a Basis for Asylum: Matter of N-M-, 25 I&N Dec. 526 (BIA 2011)

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Mike Baker

The BIA found that retaliation for opposition to state corruption may form the basis for a claim based on political opinion if, post-REAL ID, the actual or imputed anti-corruption belief was one central reason for the harm. Matter of N-M-, … Continue reading →

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Haxhiu v. Mukasey, Asylum applicant anticorruption activities a form of political speech, whistleblower must expose corruption publicly 519 F.3d 685

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Mike Baker

Haxhiu v. Mukasey (7th Cir. 2008)(Flaum) Oral Argument | Full Text Whether asylum applicant’s anticorruption activities constituted an expression of a political opinion? To receive asylum protection on account of a political opinion, a whistleblower must have sought a political … Continue reading →

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