Case #26-0093557
Initial & Country of origin: AS from Somalia
Case Type: Defensive Asylum
Date of Entry, Manner of Entry: 08/12/2022, presented himself at the border.
Language/Interpretation needs: Somali & English (interpreter needed for final review)
Filing deadline: Filed affirmatively within one year on 02/10/2023
Next Hearing: 4/1/2026 with IJ Philip
Other Deadlines/Timeline: TPS was renewed on 09/2024 and was granted again in 2025. TPS expiration: 03/17/2026.
Case summary:
AS, a member of the Sheekhaal minority clan in Somalia, has been targeted by dominant Hawiye and Darood clans in his region due to longstanding clan-based violence. His family suffered extreme persecution: his father was murdered, their home was burned down days later, and his sister was raped by members of the majority clan. When his older brother attempted to defend her, he was killed, and AS’s younger brother later died after retaliatory violence against the same clan. As the next oldest surviving male in the family, AS has been specifically targeted for revenge, with continued threats made against his mother and sister demanding that they surrender him or face death.
Theory of the Case: Fear of future persecution by non-government actors on account of ethnicity and particular social group. (e.g. clan, family)
Commitment: Represent client through the remainder of removal proceedings--preparing and filing additional evidence, pre-hearing brief, and preparing the client for a final merits hearing. Work permit applications/renewals. Asylum Application has already been filed.
Court required: Yes
Experience level/case team size recommended: Appropriate for any experience level and team size
Case Type: Defensive Asylum
Date of Entry, Manner of Entry: 08/12/2022, presented himself at the border.
Language/Interpretation needs: Somali & English (interpreter needed for final review)
Filing deadline: Filed affirmatively within one year on 02/10/2023
Next Hearing: 4/1/2026 with IJ Philip
Other Deadlines/Timeline: TPS was renewed on 09/2024 and was granted again in 2025. TPS expiration: 03/17/2026.
Case summary:
AS, a member of the Sheekhaal minority clan in Somalia, has been targeted by dominant Hawiye and Darood clans in his region due to longstanding clan-based violence. His family suffered extreme persecution: his father was murdered, their home was burned down days later, and his sister was raped by members of the majority clan. When his older brother attempted to defend her, he was killed, and AS’s younger brother later died after retaliatory violence against the same clan. As the next oldest surviving male in the family, AS has been specifically targeted for revenge, with continued threats made against his mother and sister demanding that they surrender him or face death.
Theory of the Case: Fear of future persecution by non-government actors on account of ethnicity and particular social group. (e.g. clan, family)
Commitment: Represent client through the remainder of removal proceedings--preparing and filing additional evidence, pre-hearing brief, and preparing the client for a final merits hearing. Work permit applications/renewals. Asylum Application has already been filed.
Court required: Yes
Experience level/case team size recommended: Appropriate for any experience level and team size
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