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In re J-J-G

16 Cited authorities

  1. Zetino v. Holder

    622 F.3d 1007 (9th Cir. 2010)   Cited 1,460 times
    Holding that an applicant's "desire to be free from harassment by criminals motivated by theft or random violence by gang members bears no nexus to a protected ground"

  2. Reyes v. Lynch

    842 F.3d 1125 (9th Cir. 2016)   Cited 655 times
    Holding that the BIA's articulation of the social group requirement was reasonable

  3. Barajas-Romero v. Lynch

    846 F.3d 351 (9th Cir. 2017)   Cited 625 times
    Holding that the "a reason" is a less demanding standard than "one central reason"

  4. Delgado-Ortiz v. Holder

    600 F.3d 1148 (9th Cir. 2010)   Cited 771 times
    Holding that generalized evidence of crime in Mexico could not establish prima face eligibility for CAT protection

  5. Henriquez-Rivas v. Holder

    707 F.3d 1081 (9th Cir. 2013)   Cited 556 times
    Holding that retribution for refusal to join a gang does not constitute persecution on account of a protected ground

  6. Ramirez-Munoz v. Lynch

    816 F.3d 1226 (9th Cir. 2016)   Cited 295 times
    Holding that imputed wealthy Americans "is not a discrete class of persons recognized by society as a particular social group" in Mexico

  7. Zheng v. Holder

    644 F.3d 829 (9th Cir. 2011)   Cited 326 times
    Holding that speculative claims of torture are insufficient to afford relief

  8. Barrios v. Holder

    581 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 340 times
    Holding that young men in Guatemala who resist gang recruitment was not a cognizable social group

  9. Barbosa v. Barr

    919 F.3d 1169 (9th Cir. 2019)   Cited 129 times
    Holding that individuals returning to Mexico from the United States who are believed to be wealthy does not constitute a particular social group

  10. Mendoza-Alvarez v. Holder

    714 F.3d 1161 (9th Cir. 2013)   Cited 45 times
    Holding that groups that "include large numbers of people with different conditions and in different circumstances" and "sweep up a large and disparate population" lack particularity

  11. Section 1158 - Asylum

    8 U.S.C. § 1158   Cited 10,717 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"

  12. Section 1229a - Removal proceedings

    8 U.S.C. § 1229a   Cited 6,436 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Granting a noncitizen the right to file one motion to reopen and providing that “the motion to reopen shall be filed within 90 days of the date of entry of a final administrative order of removal”

  13. Section 1254 - Repealed

    8 U.S.C. § 1254   Cited 1,132 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Describing suspension-of-deportation eligibility

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

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

  15. 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 penalty