UNHCR letter to legal counsel relating to the case of Sokha Sun v. Ashcroft, Attorney General, pending before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

UNHCR letter to legal counsel relating to the case of Sokha Sun v. Ashcroft, Attorney General, pending before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Advisory opinion on Cessation and Cancellation of Refugee Status; on the issue of whether refugee status "ceases" or "terminates" once a refugee becomes a lawful permanent resident ("LPR") in his/her country of asylum. Submitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.