- Race
- Nationality
- Religion
- Membership in a particular social group
- Political opinion
While both asylum and withholding of removal are potential defenses to
deportation, there are some significant differences between the two forms
of relief. Let’s start with the similarities first. Asylum and Withholding
of Removal are both applied for on the form I-589. They both state that
the applicant is afraid for his or her life to return to his or her home
country and they are both forms of protection against deportation. Additionally,
they both require a showing that the persecution or harm the applicant
fears is on account of one of the following grounds:
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