Political opinion is one of the five protected grounds in asylum law. A claim may involve an opinion a person actually holds or, in some circumstances, an opinion a persecutor attributes to the person.
Focus on why the persecutor acted
Evidence can include political activities, statements, protest participation, publications, membership records, social-media posts, threats mentioning political views, interrogation questions, or treatment of similarly situated people.
The important issue is not simply whether politics existed in the background. The evidence should help explain the connection between the harm and the political opinion.
Preserve context
Save full posts or conversations rather than isolated screenshots when possible. Record dates, URLs, account information, translations, and how you know who sent a threat or message.
If political activity occurred after arriving in the United States, preserve evidence of the activity and any evidence relevant to whether people in the home country became aware of it.
Official sources
The legal treatment of actual and imputed political opinion is case-specific.