Holding that "Salvadoran males, between the ages of 8 and 15," recruited by gangs but who refused to join, did not constitute a particular social group
Holding that to qualify for protection under the Convention Against Torture, an alien must show that he will more likely than not be tortured in his home country if removed
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,715 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
8 U.S.C. § 1231 Cited 7,959 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