Case Comments Fourth Circuit Strikes Down Higher Standard for Death Threats as Persecution 4 Aug 2022 By J. Nicole Alanko, Esq., J.D. ’18, Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow In Sorto-Guzman v. Garland,1 the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a ruling that would not allow death…
Case Comments Having an Attorney is More Important Than Ever in Gender-Based Asylum Cases 30 Nov 202030 Nov 2020 By Gabby Vance, Class of 2021 and J. Nicole Alanko, Esq., Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow In September 2020, the Attorney General issued a decision in the case Matter of A-C-A-A-, which has wide-reaching effects for women…