In re D-X

11 Cited authorities

  1. Singh v. Holder

    638 F.3d 1264 (9th Cir. 2011)   Cited 130 times
    Holding that substantial evidence supported adverse credibility determination and explaining that "lies and fraudulent documents when they are no longer necessary for the immediate escape from persecution do support an adverse inference"
  2. Su Hwa She v. Holder

    629 F.3d 958 (9th Cir. 2010)   Cited 49 times
    Approving a similar approach
  3. Firmansjah v. Gonzales

    424 F.3d 598 (7th Cir. 2005)   Cited 41 times
    Determining that a requirement to change one's name based on ethnicity is not enough to establish a claim for persecution
  4. Gulla v. Gonzales

    498 F.3d 911 (9th Cir. 2007)   Cited 28 times
    Holding that the IJ should have considered the fact that the applicant had been beaten and tortured before entering the United States, and that if ordered to return to Iraq, the applicant testified he would instead seek a way to end his life rather than face the torture and death which awaited him in Iraq
  5. Vang v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

    146 F.3d 1114 (9th Cir. 1998)   Cited 36 times
    Holding that imputation applies for purposes of whether a minor has “firmly resettled” in another country
  6. Sall v. Gonzales

    437 F.3d 229 (2d Cir. 2006)   Cited 23 times
    Adopting "totality of the circumstances" approach to firm resettlement bar
  7. Salazar v. Ashcroft

    359 F.3d 45 (1st Cir. 2004)   Cited 20 times
    Holding that alien's testimony that he paid another person to obtain residence stamp did not require immigration judge to discount its facial validity
  8. Tchitchui v. Holder

    657 F.3d 132 (2d Cir. 2011)   Cited 8 times
    Rejecting petitioner's argument that the IJ and BIA erred in determining petitioner did not qualify for § 208.15 exception by considering his ties to third country extant prior to persecutiongiving rise to petitioner's asylum application
  9. Section 1158 - Asylum

    8 U.S.C. § 1158   Cited 10,489 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"
  10. Section 1231 - Detention and removal of aliens ordered removed

    8 U.S.C. § 1231   Cited 7,840 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
  11. Section 1208.15 - Definition of "firm resettlement."

    8 C.F.R. § 1208.15   Cited 53 times

    (a) An alien is considered to be firmly resettled if, after the events giving rise to the alien's asylum claim: (1) The alien resided in a country through which the alien transited prior to arriving in or entering the United States and- (i) Received or was eligible for any permanent legal immigration status in that country; (ii) Resided in such a country with any non-permanent but indefinitely renewable legal immigration status (including asylee, refugee, or similar status but excluding status such