Holding that "FGM constitutes persecution, whether for the purpose of determining past persecution or the purpose of determining well-founded fear of persecution"
Concluding that unfulfilled threats are properly considered in determining whether an alien has a reasonable fear of future persecution, but passage of time since the threat was received diminishes its present significance
Holding that fear of persecution is not well-founded if the applicant can avoid persecution by relocating to another part of the country, and it would be reasonable to expect him to do so
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,688 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. § 1229a Cited 6,391 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”