U.S. Department of Justice

EOIR BIA Decision

The Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a decision in Matter of C-I-R-H- & H-S-V-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 114 (BIA 2025).

While explicit statements from the persecutors regarding the protected ground are not required to establish nexus, there must be some showing of a connection between the persecutors’ actions and the protected ground beyond speculation such that the alleged harm is not solely stemming from statistical likelihoods or unfortunate coincidence.

                                                                                        
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