Ghidey Gebrengus Tesfu v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General

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• noting that, in the context of asylum determinations, a fear of persecution must be \objectively reasonable\ and therefore may not be \irrational\
• stating that “persecution means more than plain harassment and may arise from actions such as detention, arrest, interrogation, prosecution, imprisonment, illegal searches, confiscation of property, surveillance, beatings, or torture.” (internal quotation marks omitted)

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