Expanding the "particular social group" classification in asylum law: an analysis of matter of A-R-C-G-

Expanding the "particular social group" classification in asylum law: an analysis of matter of A-R-C-G-

This legal note will analyze the repercussions stemming from the Matter of A-R-C-G- in asylum law. This case allowed women who had endured domestic violence to receive asylum in the United States under the particular social group classification. Part I will discuss the facts and analysis in the M...

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Main Author: Bennett, Mikayla Anne
Other Authors: Simmons, William
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626761
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spelling ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-6267612018-02-25T03:00:29Z Expanding the "particular social group" classification in asylum law: an analysis of matter of A-R-C-G- Bennett, Mikayla Anne Bennett, Mikayla Anne Simmons, William This legal note will analyze the repercussions stemming from the Matter of A-R-C-G- in asylum law. This case allowed women who had endured domestic violence to receive asylum in the United States under the particular social group classification. Part I will discuss the facts and analysis in the Matter of A-R-C-G- case as decided by the Board of Immigration Appeals. Part II will analyze the particular social group classification and its evolution over time. This part will also compare the elements of domestic violence in Matter of A-R-C-G- to the particular social group requirement so as to explain how to apply for asylum under this label. Part III will hypothesize how the precedent set by this case could be expanded to allow women persecuted by gang violence to successfully apply for asylum in the United States. 2017-12 text Electronic Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626761 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/626761 en_US Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. The University of Arizona.
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