Asylum Module 1: Legal Standards for Asylum Eligibility

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This module provides a brief history and an overview of the legal standards that must be satisfied to prevail in an asylum claim. The module will serve as a useful introduction to the topic and as a preparatory checklist, dividing the required elements of a claim into five distinct elements.  

Module Faculty
Jeffrey S. Chase (ML), Online Course Committee, Brooklyn, NY 
Cindy Zapata, Cambridge, MA

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100 Welcome to the AILA Asylum Online Course (Video)
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How to Take the AILA Asylum Online Course
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101 Introduction to Legal Standards for Asylum Eligibility (Video)
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101 Quiz
1 Question  |  Unlimited attempts  |  1/1 points to pass
1 Question  |  Unlimited attempts  |  1/1 points to pass
Asylum and Related Claims for Relief (Reading)
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Open to download resource. D. Cleveland, “Asylum and Related Claims for Relief,” Navigating the Fundamentals of Immigration Law, 2021-22 Ed. (AILA 2021).
Checklist of "the Five W's" (Document)
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102 What Is Persecution? (Video)
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102 Quiz
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1 Question  |  Unlimited attempts  |  1/1 points to pass
103 Well-Founded Fear (Video)
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103 Quiz
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1 Question  |  Unlimited attempts  |  1/1 points to pass
Exercise: Which of These Factors Should Matter for an Asylum Case? (Instructions)
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Completed Exercise Upload
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Exercise: Which of These Factors Should Matter for an Asylum Case? (Faculty Response)
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104 “Internal Relocation” or “Credibility and Corroboration” (Video)
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104 Quiz
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1 Question  |  Unlimited attempts  |  1/1 points to pass
Checklist of Internal Relocation Factors (Document)
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Open to download resource.
Hypotheticals - Module 1 (Question Sheet)
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Hypotheticals - Module 1 (Answer Forum)
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Make 2 discussion posts to continue. Answer the questions based on the hypotheticals, each in a separate comment.
Hypotheticals - Module 1 (Faculty Response)
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Discussion: Legal Standards for Asylum Eligibility (Question Sheet)
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Discussion: Legal Standards for Asylum Eligibility (Answer Forum)
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Make 2 discussion posts to continue. Answer at least two of the questions on the Question Sheet, each in a separate comment and with the relevant question identified.
Module 1 Test
16 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  12/16 points to pass
16 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  12/16 points to pass
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1.00 credit  |  No certificate available
1.00 credit  |  No certificate available