Marcos v. Gonzales
9th Cir.
410 F.3d 1112 (9th Cir. 2005)
2005
Holding
A finding of past persecution creates a rebuttable presumption of a well-founded fear of future persecution; the government bears the burden of rebutting this presumption through evidence of changed country conditions or internal relocation.
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