Case #25-0057324
Initials & Country of Origin: N.L. from Burma
Type of Case: Affirmative Asylum
Language/interpretation needs: English proficient / Burmese interpreter preferred
Date of Entry (and status, if any): 08/01/2024; F-1 student
Current Status/status expiry: F-1 student; Asylum filing deadline is 07/31/2025
Case Summary: As a Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) student, Ms. L protested for democracy against the military every day since the 2021 coup. Her mother teaches at a CDM school, which was raided by the military. At protests, military soldiers threatened and chased down CDM students. Ms. L has friends who were captured were shot, starved, and tortured by the military. She has heard of CDM students being tortured to death in the military, and she fears being sexually abused and trafficked as a woman in the military.
Theory of the Case: Fear of future persecution by government actors on account of political opinion, membership in a particular social group (gender-based), and race.
Commitment: File I-589, prepare evidence and testimony, appearances at USCIS; Work permit (initial and renewals)
Interview: Yes
Experience level/case team size recommended: Appropriate for any experience level and team size
Type of Case: Affirmative Asylum
Language/interpretation needs: English proficient / Burmese interpreter preferred
Date of Entry (and status, if any): 08/01/2024; F-1 student
Current Status/status expiry: F-1 student; Asylum filing deadline is 07/31/2025
Case Summary: As a Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) student, Ms. L protested for democracy against the military every day since the 2021 coup. Her mother teaches at a CDM school, which was raided by the military. At protests, military soldiers threatened and chased down CDM students. Ms. L has friends who were captured were shot, starved, and tortured by the military. She has heard of CDM students being tortured to death in the military, and she fears being sexually abused and trafficked as a woman in the military.
Theory of the Case: Fear of future persecution by government actors on account of political opinion, membership in a particular social group (gender-based), and race.
Commitment: File I-589, prepare evidence and testimony, appearances at USCIS; Work permit (initial and renewals)
Interview: Yes
Experience level/case team size recommended: Appropriate for any experience level and team size
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