Wakkary v. Holder

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2009-03-10

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BERZON, Circuit Judge: The primary question we decide today concerns whether one’s membership in a “disfavored group” — that is, a group of individuals in a certain country or part of a country, all of whom share a common, protected characteristic, many of whom are mistreated, and a substantial number of whom are persecuted — is pertinent in determining whether an applicant fo…

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