Child Sex and Physical Abuse is Persecution for Grant of Asylum
September 21st, 2008 by Leonard Birdsong
Birdsong’s Refugee and Asylum Law students might wish to read the story of three children from Honduras who were recently granted asylum in the U.S. on the ground that their persecution was was based upon child sex and physical abuse. They were found to be a “particular social group” It will be interesting to see whether this decision is allowed to stand if the government appeals to the BIA. Birdsong believes that the decision should stand:
NY judge cites abuse, OKs Honduran kids’ asylum
By FRANK ELTMAN | Associated Press Writer
September 12, 2008
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. – In a victory their own lawyer considered a “very, very long shot,” three children who sought asylum on grounds they fled sexual and physical abuse at the hands of relatives in Honduras will be allowed to remain in the United States.
