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In re M-F-O-

33 Cited authorities

  1. Pereira v. Sessions

    138 S. Ct. 2105 (2018)   Cited 1,073 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an NTA that omitted the "time or place of the removal proceedings" failed to comply with the requirements of § 239 and was insufficient to trigger the so-called "stop-time rule" of INA § 240A(d)

  2. Niz-Chavez v. Garland

    141 S. Ct. 1474 (2021)   Cited 411 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an NTA must consist of "a single document" containing all requisite information

  3. INS v. Bagamasbad

    429 U.S. 24 (1976)   Cited 831 times
    Holding no requirement "to arrive at purely advisory findings and conclusions as to statutory eligibility" for immigration relief when application fails for other reasons

  4. Delgado-Ortiz v. Holder

    600 F.3d 1148 (9th Cir. 2010)   Cited 763 times
    Holding that generalized evidence of crime in Mexico could not establish prima face eligibility for CAT protection

  5. Barajas-Romero v. Lynch

    846 F.3d 351 (9th Cir. 2017)   Cited 603 times
    Holding that the "a reason" is a less demanding standard than "one central reason"

  6. Henriquez-Rivas v. Holder

    707 F.3d 1081 (9th Cir. 2013)   Cited 551 times
    Holding that retribution for refusal to join a gang does not constitute persecution on account of a protected ground

  7. Parussimova v. Mukasey

    555 F.3d 734 (9th Cir. 2008)   Cited 504 times
    Holding that "persecution may be caused by more than one central reason"

  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. Garcia v. Wilkinson

    988 F.3d 1136 (9th Cir. 2021)   Cited 206 times
    Reversing because the agency failed to account for how the protected ground played an "important role" in the harm

  10. Ayala v. Holder

    640 F.3d 1095 (9th Cir. 2011)   Cited 229 times
    Holding that an alien cannot claim asylum based on persecution that is personally motivated

  11. Section 1158 - Asylum

    8 U.S.C. § 1158   Cited 10,672 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"

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

    8 U.S.C. § 1231   Cited 7,958 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 1229a - Removal proceedings

    8 U.S.C. § 1229a   Cited 6,400 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”

  14. Section 1229b - Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status

    8 U.S.C. § 1229b   Cited 5,205 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Granting the Attorney General discretion to cancel the removal of an alien who has “been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a ... parent who is ... a United States citizen”

  15. Section 1229 - Initiation of removal proceedings

    8 U.S.C. § 1229   Cited 1,373 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing service by mail

  16. Section 1229c - Voluntary departure

    8 U.S.C. § 1229c   Cited 1,019 times
    Imposing statutory penalties for failure to depart

  17. Section 1208.16 - Withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Act and withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture

    8 C.F.R. § 1208.16   Cited 972 times
    Withholding of removal

  18. Section 1208.18 - Implementation of the Convention Against Torture

    8 C.F.R. § 1208.18   Cited 499 times
    Requiring specific intent to torture