This manual replaces the 2016 manual and contains four chapters:

• Chapter One covers select procedural issues related to children’s asylum claims;
• Chapter Two provides a brief overview of asylum and relevant resources for child-sensitive analyses;
• Chapter Three, the core of the manual, delves into the substantive legal standards that govern asylum generally and children’s claims in particular, including relevant case law, legal theories, and evidence; and
• Chapter Four provides a brief overview of withholding of removal and CAT protection and flags other forms of relief to consider.

The manual also provides appendices, including an evidentiary checklist; a chart of successful particular social group formulations in children’s claims; a comparison chart on asylum, statutory withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture; a quick reference chart on applicable bars; and a link to sample materials in a child asylum case in immigration court proceedings. 

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