Asylum Module 2: Protected Grounds and Nexus

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This module provides an overview on the five protected grounds for asylum – race, religion, nationality, political opinion, and membership in a particular social group (PSG). It provides tips on formulating a PSG and proving nexus as well as ethical considerations in filing a case where the facts or case law appear to be weak or unfavorable.  

Module Faculty 
Christine Lin (ML), Online Course Committee, San Francisco, CA  
Ashley Huebner, AILA Asylum Conference Committee Chair/AILA EOIR-ICE Joint Liaison Committee Member, Glenview, IL 
Bradley Jenkins, New York, NY 

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201 Overview to Protected Grounds (Video)
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201 Quiz
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Navigating Tricky Asylum Issues (Reading)
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Open to download resource. Excerpt from M. Brewer et al., “Navigating Tricky Asylum Issues,” 34th Annual AILA California Chapters Conference Handbook (AILA 2021), pp. 3-7.
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202 Breaking Down the Elements of a Particular Social Group (Video)
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PSG Handout and Chart of Types of Evidence to Establish Immutability, Social Distinction, and Particularity (Document)
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Crafting a Winning Particular Social Group for an Asylum Case (Reading)
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Open to download resource. J. Dzubow, et al., "Crafting a Winning Particular Social Group for an Asylum Case" Immigration Practice Pointers, 2021-22 Ed. (AILA 2021)
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203 Steps to Establishing a Particular Social Group Claim (Video)
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204 What Is Nexus? (Video)
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Nexus: Effectively Presenting Your Argument Without Dissecting the Mind of the Persecutor (Reading)
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Open to download resource. M. Adrade et al., “Nexus: Effectively Presenting Your Argument Without Dissecting the Mind of the Persecutor,” 2021 AILA Asylum Conference Handbook (AILA 2021).
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Nexus Evidence Chart (Document)
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205 Evidencing Nexus: How to Prove the “Account of” Element? (Video)
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206 Ethical Issues: To File or Not to File When the Facts or Case Law Are Unfavorable (Video)
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Exercise: Identifying Protected Grounds, Formulating PSGs, and Establishing Nexus (Instructions)
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Exercise: Identifying Protected Grounds, Formulating PSGs, and Establishing Nexus (Faculty Response)
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Hypotheticals - Module 2 (Question Sheet)
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Hypotheticals - Module 2 (Answer Forum)
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Hypotheticals - Module 2 (Faculty Response)
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Discussion: Protected Grounds and Nexus (Question Sheet)
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Discussion: Protected Grounds and Nexus (Answer Forum)
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Module 2 Test
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Mark Module Complete
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Resource List for Asylum Module 2: Protected Grounds and Nexus
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