The REAL ID Act expands the terrorism bar to asylum. There is an apparent drafting error, which in 208 refers to membership in a non-designated terrorist organization, rather than membership in a designated terrorist organization. This will probably not affect the outcome of any case. See Real ID Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-13, 119 Stat. 231 (May 11, 2005), 103-104. The Act expands the terrorism ground of inadmissibility under INA 212(a)(3)(B), and provides that the same terrorist activity now constitutes a ground of deportation as well, which is a very significant change in the law. All the terrorism grounds of inadmissibility also bar asylum.

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