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Challenging The "Political": U.S. Asylum Law And Central American Gang Warfare
Ist Teil von
The Guild practitioner, 2008-12, Vol.65 (4), p.242-248
Erscheinungsjahr
2008
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This paper addresses the Central American gang phenomenon in the context of U.S. Political Asylum Law, with particular focus on the "political opinion" ground for asylum. Part I will provide an introduction to the Central American gang phenomenon and discuss the evolution of Central American gangs into a de facto political entity. Part II will briefly introduce the fundamental framework of U.S. Asylum Law, describing the five enumerated grounds for political asylum claims and its intersection with gang persecution. And finally, with reference to case law, Part III will discuss the "political opinion" ground for asylum and will propose approaching the "political opinion" question using a reality-based definition of what is "political" within the context of a particular country. Adapted from the source document.