KIAKOMBUA v. WOLF

No. 19-cv-1872 (KBJ).

498 F.Supp.3d 1 (2020)

Maria M. KIAKOMBUA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Chad F. WOLF, in his official capacity as Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

Signed October 31, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deepa Alagesan , Kathryn S. Austin , Mariko Hirose , International Refugee Assistance Project, New York, NY, Justin B. Cox, Pro Hac Vice, International Refugee Assistance Project, Atlanta, GA, Manoj Govindaiah , Maria R. Osornio , Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff Maria M. Kiakombua.

Deepa Alagesan , Kathryn S. Austin , International Refugee Assistance Project, New York, NY, Manoj Govindaiah , Maria R. Osornio , Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services, San Antonio, TX, Justin B. Cox , Pro Hac Vice, International Refugee Assistance Project, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiffs Sofia, Ana, Julia, Emma.

Paul Cirino , Steven A. Platt , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION...9

II. BACKGROUND...11

A. Credible Fear Screenings And The U.S. Asylum Process...11

B. USCIS's "Lesson Plan On Credible Fear Of Persecution And Torture Determinations"...14...

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