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BASIC PROCEDURAL MANUAL FOR ASYLUM REPRESENTATION AFFIRMATIVELY AND IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS July 2018 208 South LaSalle Street Suite 1300 Chicago, Illinois 60604 Phone 312-660-1370 Fax 312-660-1505 National Immigrant Justice Center July 2018 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS * * * ACRONYMS AND TERMS .. 4 INFORMATION ON THE PRO BONO PROGRAM .. 5 THE NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER ..5 NIJC S CLIENTS ..5 WHAT PRO BONO ATTORNEYS CAN EXPECT FROM NIJC ..6 WHAT NIJC EXPECTS FROM PRO BONO PARTNERS ..6 OBTAINING A CASE ..7 FIRST STEPS ..7 THE BASICS OF ASYLUM LAW .. 9 BACKGROUND ..9 JURISDICTION OVER ASYLUM APPLICATIONS .. 10 LEGAL TEST FOR ASYLUM /REFUGEE PROTECTION .. 10 Legal Test For Well-Founded Fear .. 11 Definition of Persecution .. 11 Government Actor .. 12 The Nexus.
refugees and asylum-seekers through a unique combination of direct services, policy reform, impact litigation and public education. NIJC’s asylum pro bono project was founded in 1985 and provide s legal representation to low - income non-citizens seeking asylum in the United States. The project is now one of the leading asylum
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