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In the Matter of Chen

10 Cited authorities

  1. INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca

    480 U.S. 421 (1987)   Cited 2,391 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the phrase "well-founded fear," which is also found in 8 U.S.C. § 1101, is ambiguous

  2. INS v. Stevic

    467 U.S. 407 (1984)   Cited 919 times
    Holding that to qualify for withholding of removal, an applicant must demonstrate a "clear probability" of persecution if removed

  3. Desir v. Ilchert

    840 F.2d 723 (9th Cir. 1988)   Cited 117 times
    Holding that a Haitian national's treatment as a subversive on the basis of his "refusal to accede to extortion in a political system founded on extortion" constituted persecution on account of political opinion; observing that "[t]o challenge the extortion by which the [Ton Ton] Macoutes exist is to challenge the underpinnings of the political system"

  4. Guevara Flores v. I.N.S.

    786 F.2d 1242 (5th Cir. 1986)   Cited 44 times
    Reviewing requirements for asylum

  5. Blanco-Comarribas v. I.N.S.

    830 F.2d 1039 (9th Cir. 1987)   Cited 31 times
    Holding that fear is "well-founded" if there is "[e]ven a ten percent chance that the occurrence will take place"

  6. Carcamo-Flores v. I.N.S.

    805 F.2d 60 (2d Cir. 1986)   Cited 23 times
    In Carcamo-Flores, however, we considered this same argument and rejected it. Where the BIA expresses the view that the asylum and withholding standards are not meaningfully different, we held, the incantation in a conclusory paragraph of various formulations of less exacting standards is inadequate to overcome the inference that the BIA applied the incorrect standard.

  7. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,365 times   91 Legal Analyses
    Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status

  8. Section 1158 - Asylum

    8 U.S.C. § 1158   Cited 10,437 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"

  9. Section 1251 - Transferred

    8 U.S.C. § 1251   Cited 2,154 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Delineating crimes that make alien deportable

  10. Section 1253 - Penalties related to removal

    8 U.S.C. § 1253   Cited 1,122 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Establishing an exception to withholding for a dangerous alien who has been convicted of a "particularly serious crime," defined to include an "aggravated felony"