Velasquez v. Sessions
Status: Review current treatment
Summary
A highly specific fact pattern, but one that can be applied to a lot of situations. The case in question involved a truly acrimonious family conflict with terrible consequences. The Fourth Circuit affirmed that this situation in particular was an internal family dispute, and did not provide grounds for fear, persecution, or CAT-based protection.
Holding
On the facts presented, a family custody dispute was a personal conflict rather than persecution on account of a protected ground; the applicant did not establish the required nexus.
Topics: asylum, nexus, family, custody dispute, particular social group
Related terms: asylum, particular social group, nexus
Notes
Fourth Circuit, not Supreme Court.