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In re H-L-S-A-

21 Cited authorities

  1. INS v. Orlando Ventura

    537 U.S. 12 (2002)   Cited 3,386 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that proper remedy is to remand to agency for additional investigation of matter not previously considered

  2. INS v. Aguirre-Aguirre

    526 U.S. 415 (1999)   Cited 809 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Board's construction of the statutes it administers warrants Chevron deference

  3. Quevedo v. Barr

    947 F.3d 1238 (9th Cir. 2020)   Cited 517 times
    Holding proposed group of Guatemalans who "report the criminal activity of gangs to the police" was not distinct

  4. Henriquez-Rivas v. Holder

    707 F.3d 1081 (9th Cir. 2013)   Cited 542 times
    Holding that retribution for refusal to join a gang does not constitute persecution on account of a protected ground

  5. Rodriguez v. U.S. Attorney Gen.

    735 F.3d 1302 (11th Cir. 2013)   Cited 112 times
    Holding that when the BIA's decision adopts the IJ's, we review both

  6. Crespin-Valladares v. Holder

    632 F.3d 117 (4th Cir. 2011)   Cited 111 times
    Holding that Chevron deference should be accorded to the BIA’s long-standing interpretation of "particular social group."

  7. Garcia v. Attorney Gen. of the United States

    665 F.3d 496 (3d Cir. 2012)   Cited 94 times
    Holding that "[t]he fact that Guatemala saw fit to relocate [the petitioner] to Mexico is tantamount to an admission that it could not protect her in Guatemala."

  8. Martinez v. Holder

    740 F.3d 902 (4th Cir. 2014)   Cited 85 times
    Holding that the immutability requirement is a legal question not dependent on evidentiary determinations

  9. De La Cruz v. Lynch

    819 F.3d 784 (5th Cir. 2016)   Cited 73 times
    Recognizing that unpublished cases are persuasive authority

  10. Cordoba v. Barr

    962 F.3d 479 (9th Cir. 2020)   Cited 52 times
    Holding "Columbian wealthy landowners" lacked social distinction but refraining from holding the proposed characteristic was not immutable

  11. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,432 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 1231 - Detention and removal of aliens ordered removed

    8 U.S.C. § 1231   Cited 7,838 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

  13. Section 1324d - Civil penalties for failure to depart

    8 U.S.C. § 1324d   Cited 16 times
    Providing civil penalties for similar conduct

  14. Section 280.53 - Civil monetary penalties inflation adjustment

    8 C.F.R. § 280.53   1 Legal Analyses

    (a)Statutory authority. In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-410 , 104 Stat. 890, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Public Law 114-74 , Sec. 701 , 129 Stat . 599, the civil monetary penalties listed in paragraph (b) of this section are adjusted as provided in paragraph (b). (b)Adjustment of penalties. For violations occurring on or before November 2, 2015, the