...removed, so that refugees from any country of the world are eligible if outside their country because of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality,...particular social group or political •opinion. The new definition is basically that employed in the UN Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status...

...of admission as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, that the alien has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion by asserting such a fear and asserting a credible...

...asylum where a person is unwilling to return to his or her home country "because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race,...particular social group, or political opinion." The INS standard required that an applicant prove that "it is more likely than not" he or she will be persecuted...

...the House subcommittee added the language: Any person who is detained or threatened with detention within the country of such person's nationality; or...a person having no nationality, within the country within which such person is habitually residing, on account of race, religion, nationality * * *. We...

...country of nationality who Is unable or unwilling to return to that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race,...particular social group, or political opinion. The Act requires that a person seeking entry into the United States as a refugee or seeking to adjust to...

...Protocol's international definition of refugee which includes anyone, regardless of country of origin, who has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. Before the amendment, the only section of the INA...

...circumstances as the President after appropriate consultation (as defined in section 207(e) of this Act) may specify, any person who is within the country..."refugee" does not include any person who ordered, 6U-013 0-81-12 incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account...

...circumstances as the President after appropriate consultation (as defined in section 207(e) of this Act) may specify, any person who is within the country...well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, na235 Sec. 102 IMMIGRATION LAWS 236 tionality, membership in a particular social group, or...

...circumstances as the President after appropriate consultation (as defined in section 207(e) of this Act) may specify, any person who is within the country...habitually residing, and who is persecuted or who has a 70-116 0-87-10 well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership...

...circumstances as the President after appropriate consultation (as defined in section 207(e) of this Act) may specify, any person who is within the country...habitually residing, and who is persecuted or who 741 has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in...