Bolanos-Hernandez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Abstract

Aliens — Refugees — Refugee status — Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951, and Protocol, 1967 — Illegal immigrant — Deportation proceedings — Request for political asylum — Whether specific reason to fear persecution — Requirements of “clear probability” of persecution and “well-founded fear” of persecution — Immigration and Nationality Act 1952 — Refugee Act 1980 — The law of the United States