In the Supreme Court of the United States, Leon Santos-Zacaria aka Leon Santos-Sacarias, petitioner, v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General [electronic resource] : on petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit : brief for the respondent in opposition / Elizabeth B. Prelogar, counsel of record, [and 4 others].

The question presented is whether, in a case where a foreign citizen is seeking asylum in the U.S. based on the likelihood of persecution due to sexual orientation and transgender identity, the asylum seeker is required to exhaust administrative remedies by asking the Board of Immigration Appeals to...

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