The First Circuit has remanded an asylum claim filed by an Iraqi who worked as a contractor for the US military, assuming that “Iraqis who provided assistance to the U.S. military” could be a cognizable social group for asylum purposes.

The full text of Al Amiri v. Rosen can be found here:

http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/19-1447P-01A.pdf

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