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In re A-E-M

38 Cited authorities

  1. INS v. Elias-Zacarias

    502 U.S. 478 (1992)   Cited 5,122 times
    Holding that central to the asylum statute is that persecution must be on account of a statutorily protected ground, making the assailant's "motive critical"

  2. 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

  3. Universal Camera Corp. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

    340 U.S. 474 (1951)   Cited 9,563 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that court may not "displace the Board's choice between two fairly conflicting views, even though the court would justifiably have made a different choice had the matter been before it de novo "

  4. 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

  5. Ghaly v. I.N.S.

    58 F.3d 1425 (9th Cir. 1995)   Cited 642 times
    Holding that "where private discrimination is neither condoned by the state nor the prevailing social norm, it clearly does not amount to `persecution' within the meaning of the Act."

  6. Fatin v. I.N.S.

    12 F.3d 1233 (3d Cir. 1993)   Cited 454 times
    Holding that "the concept of persecution does not encompass all treatment that our society regards as unfair, unjust, or even unlawful or unconstitutional"

  7. de Leon-Barrios v. I.N.S.

    116 F.3d 391 (9th Cir. 1997)   Cited 225 times
    Finding that discrepancies between two asylum applications "involved the heart of the asylum claim" and therefore supported a negative credibility finding

  8. Osorio v. I.N.S.

    18 F.3d 1017 (2d Cir. 1994)   Cited 195 times
    Holding that support for unions and economic rights for workers constituted a political opinion in Guatemala

  9. Gonzalez v. Immigration Naturalization Ser

    82 F.3d 903 (9th Cir. 1996)   Cited 145 times
    Holding that denial of indefinite continuance following multiple prior continuances was not an abuse of discretion

  10. Abdel-Masieh v. U.S. I.N.S.

    73 F.3d 579 (5th Cir. 1996)   Cited 146 times
    Holding that the BIA did not err in finding that Abdel did not suffer past persecution and considering in this determination that the beatings he received were not characterized as "severe"

  11. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,356 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

  12. Section 1158 - Asylum

    8 U.S.C. § 1158   Cited 10,428 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"

  13. Section 1254 - Repealed

    8 U.S.C. § 1254   Cited 1,130 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Describing suspension-of-deportation eligibility

  14. 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"

  15. Section 208.13 - Establishing asylum eligibility

    8 C.F.R. § 208.13   Cited 1,776 times
    Recognizing that applicant can meet burden for well-founded fear of persecution by demonstrating a reasonable possibility of persecution against himself as an individual or a pattern or practice of persecution against persons in a group to which he belongs