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In re G---- A----, Respondent

23 I&N Dec. 366 (B.I.A. 2002)
In re G---- A----, Respondent

7 Cited authorities

  1. 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"

  2. Al-Saher v. I.N.S.

    268 F.3d 1143 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 117 times
    Holding that record did not compel a finding of past persecution despite five- or six-day detention

  3. Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1182   Cited 9,996 times   79 Legal Analyses
    Holding deportable aliens who have been convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"

  4. Section 812 - Schedules of controlled substances

    21 U.S.C. § 812   Cited 2,906 times   80 Legal Analyses
    Listing psilocybin under schedule I

  5. Section 1251 - Transferred

    8 U.S.C. § 1251   Cited 2,160 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Delineating crimes that make alien deportable

  6. Section 208.18 - Implementation of the Convention Against Torture

    8 C.F.R. § 208.18   Cited 1,074 times
    Restricting the definition of torture under the CAT to where "pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official acting in an official capacity or other person acting in an official capacity"

  7. Section 208.17 - Deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture

    8 C.F.R. § 208.17   Cited 127 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Noting that deferral of removal is available for certain aliens ineligible for withholding of removal