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In re C-Y-Z

24 Cited authorities

  1. INS v. Elias-Zacarias

    502 U.S. 478 (1992)   Cited 5,185 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 2,414 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the phrase "well-founded fear," which is also found in 8 U.S.C. § 1101, is ambiguous

  3. INS v. Stevic

    467 U.S. 407 (1984)   Cited 924 times
    Holding that to qualify for withholding of removal, an applicant must demonstrate a "clear probability" of persecution if removed

  4. Fisher v. I.N.S.

    79 F.3d 955 (9th Cir. 1994)   Cited 957 times
    Holding that court's review is limited to administrative record

  5. Prasad v. I.N.S.

    47 F.3d 336 (9th Cir. 1995)   Cited 605 times
    Holding that a one-time beating plus another incident that caused damage to the petitioner's home did not compel a finding of past persecution

  6. Fatin v. I.N.S.

    12 F.3d 1233 (3d Cir. 1993)   Cited 455 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. Abdel-Masieh v. U.S. I.N.S.

    73 F.3d 579 (5th Cir. 1996)   Cited 149 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"

  8. Ravindran v. I.N.S.

    976 F.2d 754 (1st Cir. 1992)   Cited 95 times
    Holding that substantial evidence supported the denial of asylum to a Tamil Sri Lankan in part because he remained in the country without incident for one year after the alleged persecution

  9. Ramos-Vasquez v. I.N.S.

    57 F.3d 857 (9th Cir. 1995)   Cited 73 times
    Concluding that punishment for desertion could constitute persecution where the type of action with which the petitioner did not want to be associated is condemned by the international community

  10. Rodriguez-Roman v. INS

    98 F.3d 416 (9th Cir. 1996)   Cited 68 times
    Holding that prosecution for illegal departure can constitute persecution if the punishment is motivated by the alien's political opinion and the punishment is severe

  11. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,833 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 10,753 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"

  13. Section 1231 - Detention and removal of aliens ordered removed

    8 U.S.C. § 1231   Cited 8,019 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Concluding that once petitioner's removal order was reinstated, he was no longer eligible for "relief" in the form of adjustment of status-even if he could obtain a Form I-212 waiver

  14. Section 1253 - Penalties related to removal

    8 U.S.C. § 1253   Cited 1,135 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 1157 - Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugees

    8 U.S.C. § 1157   Cited 187 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Imposing certain population caps for resettling refugees

  16. Section 208.13 - Establishing asylum eligibility

    8 C.F.R. § 208.13   Cited 1,792 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