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In re R-A

44 Cited authorities

  1. INS v. Elias-Zacarias

    502 U.S. 478 (1992)   Cited 5,122 times
    Holding that central to the asylum statute is that persecution must be on account of a statutorily protected ground, making the assailant's "motive critical"

  2. INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca

    480 U.S. 421 (1987)   Cited 2,390 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the phrase "well-founded fear," which is also found in 8 U.S.C. § 1101, is ambiguous

  3. Fisher v. I.N.S.

    79 F.3d 955 (9th Cir. 1994)   Cited 949 times
    Holding that court's review is limited to administrative record

  4. Prasad v. I.N.S.

    47 F.3d 336 (9th Cir. 1995)   Cited 595 times
    Holding that a one-time beating plus another incident that caused damage to the petitioner's home did not compel a finding of past persecution

  5. Sangha v. Immigration Natural. Ser

    103 F.3d 1482 (9th Cir. 1997)   Cited 499 times
    Holding that the petitioner had been persecuted by a terrorist group that the government of India could not control

  6. Fatin v. I.N.S.

    12 F.3d 1233 (3d Cir. 1993)   Cited 454 times
    Holding that "the concept of persecution does not encompass all treatment that our society regards as unfair, unjust, or even unlawful or unconstitutional"

  7. Borja v. I.N.S.

    175 F.3d 732 (9th Cir. 1999)   Cited 235 times
    Holding that "beatings and assaults for the purpose of financial extortion" may qualify as "persecution on account of political opinion"

  8. Korablina v. I.N.S.

    158 F.3d 1038 (9th Cir. 1998)   Cited 217 times
    Holding that the loss of an employment opportunity and career obstacles because of anti-Semitism amounted to race-based persecution

  9. Kotasz v. INS

    31 F.3d 847 (9th Cir. 1994)   Cited 186 times
    Holding that alien must "show that he faces a particularized threat of persecution"

  10. Campos-Sanchez v. Immigration and Nat. Service

    164 F.3d 448 (9th Cir. 1999)   Cited 160 times
    Holding the BIA must address in a reasoned manner the explanations that a petitioner offers for perceived inconsistencies

  11. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,343 times   92 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 1158 - Asylum

    8 U.S.C. § 1158   Cited 10,412 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"

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

    8 U.S.C. § 1229b   Cited 5,075 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”

  14. Section 1254 - Repealed

    8 U.S.C. § 1254   Cited 1,130 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Describing suspension-of-deportation eligibility

  15. Section 1253 - Penalties related to removal

    8 U.S.C. § 1253   Cited 1,121 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Establishing an exception to withholding for a dangerous alien who has been convicted of a "particularly serious crime," defined to include an "aggravated felony"

  16. Section 13981 - Transferred

    42 U.S.C. § 13981   Cited 292 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Providing that section 1367 shall not "be construed, by reason of a claim arising under such subsection, to confer on the courts of the United States jurisdiction over any State law claim seeking the establishment of a divorce, alimony, equitable distribution of marital property or child custody decree"