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
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