What is the test for establishing persecution based on political opinion?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Vucaj v. Holder, 12-963 NAC (2nd Cir. 2014):
To establish persecution based on political opinion, the "applicant must [] show, through direct or circumstantial evidence, that the persecutor's motive to persecute arises from the applicant's political belief." Yueqing Zhang v. Gonzales, 426 F.3d 540, 545 (2d Cir. 2005).
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