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19 Cited authorities

  1. INS v. Elias-Zacarias

    502 U.S. 478 (1992)   Cited 5,118 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. INS v. Doherty

    502 U.S. 314 (1992)   Cited 1,107 times
    Holding that a regulation with the same formulation established a necessary but not sufficient condition

  4. INS v. Stevic

    467 U.S. 407 (1984)   Cited 918 times
    Holding that to qualify for withholding of removal, an applicant must demonstrate a "clear probability" of persecution if removed

  5. Cuadras v. U.S. I.N.S.

    910 F.2d 567 (9th Cir. 1990)   Cited 65 times
    Holding that a claim of persecution is undermined when relatives reside in the country unmolested

  6. Diaz-Escobar v. I.N.S.

    782 F.2d 1488 (9th Cir. 1986)   Cited 68 times
    In Diaz-Escobar v. INS, 782 F.2d 1488 (9th Cir. 1986) we held that a threatening letter alone, without a showing that it was from any political organization, was not sufficient to establish a well-founded fear of persecution.

  7. Rojas v. I.N.S.

    937 F.2d 186 (5th Cir. 1991)   Cited 48 times
    Affirming denial of discretionary asylum to applicant who was arrested, beaten, tortured, and later fired from his job and denied other employment by Nicaraguan government

  8. Blanco-Lopez v. I.N.S.

    858 F.2d 531 (9th Cir. 1988)   Cited 35 times
    Finding governmentally inflicted harm without formal prosecutorial measures to be persecution

  9. Quintanilla-Ticas v. I.N.S.

    783 F.2d 955 (9th Cir. 1986)   Cited 30 times
    Holding that the BIA need not assess evidence twice for the two standards

  10. Beltran-Zavala v. I.N.S.

    912 F.2d 1027 (9th Cir. 1990)   Cited 13 times
    In Beltran-Zavala, in which we again approved of the Frentescu interpretation of a particularly serious crime, we stated that when determining whether a particularly serious crime has been committed, "it is the conviction that is in issue, not other acts that might render the alien dangerous to the community."

  11. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,334 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 1158 - Asylum

    8 U.S.C. § 1158   Cited 10,405 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"

  13. Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1182   Cited 9,703 times   66 Legal Analyses
    Holding deportable aliens who have been convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"

  14. Section 1253 - Penalties related to removal

    8 U.S.C. § 1253   Cited 1,120 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"

  15. Section 208.13 - Establishing asylum eligibility

    8 C.F.R. § 208.13   Cited 1,776 times
    Recognizing that applicant can meet burden for well-founded fear of persecution by demonstrating a reasonable possibility of persecution against himself as an individual or a pattern or practice of persecution against persons in a group to which he belongs

  16. Section 208.11 - Comments from the Department of State

    8 C.F.R. § 208.11   Cited 51 times

    (a) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may request, at its discretion, specific comments from the Department of State regarding individual cases or types of claims under consideration, or such other information as USCIS deems appropriate. (b) With respect to any asylum application, the Department of State may provide, at its discretion, to USCIS: (1) Detailed country conditions information relevant to eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal; (2) An assessment of the accuracy