2012年2月6日 · Johana Cece, a citizen of Albania, petitions for review of a decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals upholding the denial of her application for asylum because she had not established membership in a particular social group.

2013年8月9日 · As a young woman living alone in Albania, Cece caught the attention of a well-known local criminal gang that was notorious for forcing women into prostitution rings. One of the leaders of that gang, a man Cece knew as “Reqi,” began following her around town, offering her rides, and inviting her on dates.

In Cece, an Albanian alien fled her country and applied for asylum in the US claiming a gender-based PSG that made her an ideal target for prostitution and trafficking in her home country. Although the Board of Immigration Appeals (hereinafter, “Board”) denied Cece’s asylum claim, the Seventh Circuit vacated the Board’s holding, finding ...

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The Cece decision clarifies the standard for defining particular social groups and thereby removes one barrier to protection for those fleeing gender-based violence – including not only sex trafficking but also, for example, domestic violence and forced marriage.

Cece lived with her family in Korçë, Albania until her parents left the country in 2001. As a young woman living alone in Albania, Cece caught the attention of a well-known local criminal gang that was notorious for forcing women into prostitution rings. One of the leaders of that gang, a man Cece knew as “Reqi,” be-

CECE V. HOLDER: AN UNPRECEDENTED LOOK AT THE ASYLUM CLAIM FOR VICTIMS OF ATTEMPTED SEX TRAFFICKING . I. NTRODUCTION. In 2001, Johana Cece, a woman in her mid-twenties, fled her hometown of Korçë, a small city near Albania’s Greek border. 1. Cece had been the victim of attempted sex trafficking by a local gang member who was notorious for

2012年2月6日 · Cece argues on appeal that young Albanian women in danger of being trafficked for prostitution constitute a social group. Her proposed group, however, is defined solely by the persecution feared by its members and lacks the type of common, immutable characteristics otherwise required of a particular social group.

Cece was the victim of attempted sex trafficking by a local gang member notorious for kidnapping young Albanian women and forcing them into prostitution. Ultimately, Cece sought refuge in the United States and applied for asylum.