Death Threats, Even In Writing, Can Be Grounds For Asylum, Appeals Court Says

November 26, 2020
A former FARC guerrilla member waves a FARC political party flag during a demonstration in Bogota on Nov. 2. A federal court overturned an asylum decision Wednesday, holding that FARC death threats counted as persecution.×

The court overturned a Justice Department decision denying the asylum of a former Colombia police officer who received multiple death threats from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

(Image credit: Daniel Munoz/AFP via Getty Images)



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