IZATULA
Citations
- 20 I. & N. Dec. 149
Syllabus
IZATULA, 20 I&N Dec. 149 (BIA 1990) ID 3127 (PDF) (1) The general rulethat prosecution for an attempt to overthrow a lawfully constituted governmentdoes not constitute persecution is inapplicable in countries where a coupis the only means of effectuating political change. Dwomoh v. Sava, 696F. Supp. 970 (S.D.N.Y. 1988), followed. (2) Alien who activelyassisted the mujahedin in Afghanistan, and who was sought out by the Afghanregime because of that activity, established a well-founded fear of persecutionwithin the meaning of the Immigration and Nationality Act since therewas no basis in the record to conclude that any punishment imposed onthe alien would be an example of prosecution for an attempt to overthrowa lawfully constituted government.
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