What is the evidentiary test for an asylum seeker to prove that they are suffering from persecution?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Cordon-Garcia v. INS, 204 F.3d 985 (9th Cir. 2000):
recognizes the serious difficulty with which asylum applicants are faced in their attempts to prove persecution, see Bolanos-Hernandez v. INS, 767 F.2d 1277, 1285 (9th Cir. 1985), and has adjusted the evidentiary requirements accordingly.
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