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· 3/6/2026

R-B-E

Citations

  • 29 I. & N. Dec. 499

Syllabus

(1) If a respondent demonstrates past persecution, there is a presumption of a future threat to life or freedom on the basis of the original claim, but this presumption may be rebutted if there has been a fundamental change in circumstance such that the respondent's life or freedom would not be threatened on account of a protected ground.

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