United States Third Circuit

Denial of asylum based on a well-founded fear of future persecution by the Lord's Resistance Army is reversed, where (1) class of former child soldiers who have escaped from the LRA is a "particular social group," (2) there is evidence that the class may be in more danger from the LRA than the general population, and (3) plaintiff may be in more danger than most other members of the class because of anti-LRA imputed political opinion.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/17/2002
• Decided 05/14/2003
• Published 05/14/2003

Judges

• Before SLOVITER, RENDELL, and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Danielle E.B. Lehman (Argued), Orinda, Jennifer J. Kramer, West Chester, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General Civil Division, Linda S. Wendtland, Assistant Director, John C. Cunningham (Argued), Senior Litigation Counsel, Michael P. Lindemann, John M. McAdams, Jr., United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, for Respondent.