Opinion ID: 77919
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Past Persecution Asylum

Text: To establish asylum based on past persecution, the applicant must prove (1) that she was persecuted, and (2) that the persecution was on account of a protected ground. 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(1); Sanchez Jimenez, 492 F.3d at 1232. [I]t is by now well-established in our case law that an applicant can establish eligibility for asylum as long as he can show that the persecution is, `at least in part, motivated by a protected ground.' Sanchez Jimenez, 492 F.3d at 1232 (quoting Rivera v. U.S. Att'y Gen., 487 F.3d 815, 821 (11th Cir.2007)) (emphasis removed). In addition to providing an independent avenue for asylum eligibility, [4] a showing of past persecution creates a rebuttable presumption of a well-founded fear of future persecution. 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(1); Sanchez Jimenez, 492 F.3d at 1232 (citing Sepulveda v. U.S. Att'y Gen., 401 F.3d 1226, 1231 (11th Cir.2005) (per curiam)). The applicant's presumptively well-founded fear of future persecution may be rebutted by the government if the government shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, either: (1) that conditions in the country have changed, or (2) that the applicant could avoid future persecution by relocating within the country if, under all the circumstances, it would be reasonable to expect the applicant to do so. [5] 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(1)(i); Arboleda v. U.S. Att'y Gen., 434 F.3d 1220, 1223 (11th Cir.2006) (per curiam).