Matter of Toboso-Alfonso
BIA
20 I&N Dec. 819 (BIA 1990)
1990
Holding
Recognized homosexuality as an immutable characteristic and persons identified as homosexuals in Cuba as a particular social group.
Practitioner Note
Designated as precedent by Attorney General in 1994. Landmark recognition of sexual orientation as a basis for PSG.
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