H-R-M-, AXXX-XXX-381 (BIA, Mar. 14, 2016)

Date: March 14, 2016
Author(s): Board of Immigration Appeals
Category: Asylum
Subcategory: Affirmative, Appeals, Asylum Grounds and PSGs, Defensive, Children
Country: Honduras
Type: Informational Document

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BIA reversed IJ's finding that respondent was not eligible for asylum bc IJ failed to consider PSG women who cannot leave a relationship. IJ also did not fully consider background documentation. Even though country had enacted laws and established programs to assist victims of DV, the country condition documentation shows that DV remains a widespread problem and women are reluctant to lodge a complaint.