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Matter of A-G-G

25 Cited authorities

  1. Abdille v. Ashcroft

    242 F.3d 477 (3d Cir. 2001)   Cited 438 times
    Holding that ordinary criminal activity is not persecution

  2. Elzour v. Ashcroft

    378 F.3d 1143 (10th Cir. 2004)   Cited 164 times
    Holding that credibility determinations are reviewed under the substantial evidence test in the asylum context

  3. Ali v. Reno

    237 F.3d 591 (6th Cir. 2001)   Cited 85 times
    Finding asylum applicant did not qualify for an exception since she “did not remain as long as necessary to arrange onward travel” and “clearly established significant ties in Denmark”

  4. Maharaj v. Gonzales

    450 F.3d 961 (9th Cir. 2006)   Cited 65 times
    Holding that, in determining whether a petitioner has firmly resettled, “[t]he focus ... remains on receipt of an offer of permanent resettlement”

  5. Rife v. Ashcroft

    374 F.3d 606 (8th Cir. 2004)   Cited 65 times
    Holding that since IIRIRA permits stays of removal, voluntary departure can also be stayed

  6. Su Hwa She v. Holder

    629 F.3d 958 (9th Cir. 2010)   Cited 49 times
    Approving a similar approach

  7. Diallo v. Ashcroft

    381 F.3d 687 (7th Cir. 2004)   Cited 39 times
    Holding that after the government meets its initial burden of demonstrating firm resettlement, the asylum-seeker may rebut the presumption by presenting evidence to the contrary or show that he falls within one of the two exceptions in § 208.15 and (b)

  8. Rosenberg v. Yee Chien Woo

    402 U.S. 49 (1971)   Cited 25 times
    Holding that the presence of firm resettlement constituted a factor for consideration in asylum petitions

  9. Tesfamichael v. Gonzales

    411 F.3d 169 (5th Cir. 2005)   Cited 28 times
    Granting a stay of removal pending the court of appeals’ consideration of the party's petition for review

  10. Bonilla v. Mukasey

    539 F.3d 72 (1st Cir. 2008)   Cited 23 times
    Holding that the BIA was not compelled to find past persecution based upon evidence of a string of threatening phone calls, a threatening letter identifying Bonilla as a military target, and graffiti

  11. Section 1158 - Asylum

    8 U.S.C. § 1158   Cited 10,758 times   7 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 8,020 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 1157 - Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugees

    8 U.S.C. § 1157   Cited 187 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Imposing certain population caps for resettling refugees

  14. Section 1240.8 - Burdens of proof in removal proceedings

    8 C.F.R. § 1240.8   Cited 312 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Applying "clearly and beyond doubt" burden to "proceedings commenced upon a respondent's arrival" or "[a]liens present in the United States without being admitted"

  15. Section 208.14 - Approval, denial, referral, or dismissal of application

    8 C.F.R. § 208.14   Cited 92 times
    Denying asylum to applicants firmly resettled

  16. Section 208.15 - Definition of "firm resettlement."

    8 C.F.R. § 208.15   Cited 86 times
    Describing the standards for determining whether an alien was firmly resettled

  17. Section 1208.15 - Definition of "firm resettlement."

    8 C.F.R. § 1208.15   Cited 55 times

    (a) An alien is considered to be firmly resettled if, after the events giving rise to the alien's asylum claim: (1) The alien resided in a country through which the alien transited prior to arriving in or entering the United States and- (i) Received or was eligible for any permanent legal immigration status in that country; (ii) Resided in such a country with any non-permanent but indefinitely renewable legal immigration status (including asylee, refugee, or similar status but excluding status such

  18. Section 208.8 - Limitations on travel outside the United States

    8 C.F.R. § 208.8   Cited 50 times
    Indicating that an applicant who leaves the United States and returns to the country of claimed persecution is presumed to have abandoned her application, absent compelling reasons