If an applicant qualifies for asylum as a result of past persecution, does he have to prove a well-founded fear of future persecution?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from C.J.L.G. v. Sessions, 880 F.3d 1122 (9th Cir. 2018):
An applicant qualifies for asylumi.e., refugee statusif he
Bringas-Rodriguez v. Sessions , 850 F.3d 1051, 1062 (9th Cir. 2017) (en banc) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted).
Well-Founded Fear of Future Persecution. An applicant for asylum must show a well-founded fear of future persecution. See Lim v. INS , 224 F.3d 929, 936 (9th Cir. 2000). "A finding of past persecution raises a regulatory presumption of future persecution and flips the
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