What is a “reasonable fear of persecution”?
A “reasonable fear of persecution” is a term used in the immigration laws of California and the rest of the United States. It is used to determine whether someone can be granted asylum in the United States. When applying for asylum, an individual must demonstrate to immigration officials that they have a “well-founded fear” of persecution in their country of origin. This fear must be based on one of five protected grounds: race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. In order to be considered “well-founded”, the fear must be reasonable. This means that it cannot be an “unreasonable fear” or a “speculative fear”. It must be based on facts and evidence, such as a direct threat or past events of persecution. To demonstrate a reasonable fear of persecution, an individual must provide evidence that other people of similar backgrounds have been persecuted in their country of origin and that they could reasonably expect to be similarly persecuted. An individual must also show that their government is either unwilling or unable to protect them from persecution. In order to be granted asylum in the United States, an individual must demonstrate a reasonable fear of persecution based on one or more of the five protected grounds. This fear must be based on facts and evidence, and it must be reasonable to believe that they could be persecuted in their country of origin.
THELAW.TV ofrece respuestas en español a todas las preguntas sobre la ley de inmigración.Un “temor razonable de persecución” se refiere al temor que un individuo tiene al ser perseguido en su país de origen debido a su nacionalidad, religión, opinión política, género, grupo social u otro motivo. En California, según la ley de inmigración, su temor debe ser razonable para que la persona sea elegible para la consideración del asilo. Un temor razonable significa que hay motivos fundamentados para temer una persecución, significa que una persona debe tener una preocupación real y objetiva de que se les perseguirá en su país de origen. El temor debe ser específico a la persona o al lugar. También se debe incluir cualquier violencia o amenaza de violencia en la que se ha visto afectado el solicitante durante el tiempo que ha estado viviendo en su país de origen. El temor debe de ser de naturaleza personal, basado en la información proporcionada por el solicitante y apoyado por información adicional que la persona haya recopilado sobre la situación en su país de origen.
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