In re A-M-E J-G-U

8 Cited authorities

INS v. Elias-Zacarias
502 U.S. 478 (1992) Cited 5,176 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"
Zheng v. Ashcroft
332 F.3d 1186 (9th Cir. 2003) Cited 412 times
Holding that to qualify for protection under the Convention Against Torture, an alien must show that he will more likely than not be tortured in his home country if removed
Borja v. I.N.S.
175 F.3d 732 (9th Cir. 1999) Cited 236 times
Holding that "beatings and assaults for the purpose of financial extortion" may qualify as "persecution on account of political opinion"
Castillo-Arias v. U.S. Attorney General
446 F.3d 1190 (11th Cir. 2006) Cited 167 times
Holding that members of a particular social group must "share a common characteristic other than their risk of being persecuted"
Gomez v. I.N.S.
947 F.2d 660 (2d Cir. 1991) Cited 123 times
Holding that a social group must be recognizable and discrete, allowing would-be persecutors to identify victims as members of the purported group
Bolshakov v. I.N.S.
133 F.3d 1279 (9th Cir. 1998) Cited 74 times
Holding that extortion attempt and resultant attack on the petitioners who owned a business in Moscow "at most shows that they had been the victim of criminal activity in Russia" and was insufficient to establish eligibility for asylum
Hong Ying Gao v. Gonzales
440 F.3d 62 (2d Cir. 2006) Cited 29 times
Finding that the petitioner was persecuted "on account of her membership in the particular social group of women who have been sold into marriage despite the fact that her claim arose from a broken contract for marriage, which created a dispute between two families
Section 1101 - Definitions
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,715 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

In re A-M-E J-G-U

8 Cited authorities

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"

Holding that to qualify for protection under the Convention Against Torture, an alien must show that he will more likely than not be tortured in his home country if removed

Holding that "beatings and assaults for the purpose of financial extortion" may qualify as "persecution on account of political opinion"

Holding that members of a particular social group must "share a common characteristic other than their risk of being persecuted"

Holding that a social group must be recognizable and discrete, allowing would-be persecutors to identify victims as members of the purported group

Holding that extortion attempt and resultant attack on the petitioners who owned a business in Moscow "at most shows that they had been the victim of criminal activity in Russia" and was insufficient to establish eligibility for asylum

Finding that the petitioner was persecuted "on account of her membership in the particular social group of women who have been sold into marriage despite the fact that her claim arose from a broken contract for marriage, which created a dispute between two families

Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status