consequences and even though her citizenship had been reinstated. Id at 21. 2. Non-Kazak nationality gives rise to fear of future persecution The BIA also failed to address the Petitioners’ fear of future persecution based on their non-Kazak nationality. The Petitioners presented solid support for this claim in the forms of an affidavit from Maureen Lynch, a senior advocate for statelessness initiatives at Refugees International and an expert nationals in in the treatment Kazakhstan; and of various non-Kazak country reports, including an excerpt from a recent U.S. State Department Report, which confirms an increase in government persecution of non-Kazak nationals. R. at 99-134. The BIA neither addressed this evidence nor attended to the Petitioners’ fear of future persecution when analyzing the prima facie case for asylum. Failure to address the central claim for asylum is a clear abuse of discretion on the part of the BIA. Norani, 451 F.3d 292; Bah, 529 40

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