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37 Cited authorities

  1. INS v. Elias-Zacarias

    502 U.S. 478 (1992)   Cited 5,185 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 2,414 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. Stevic

    467 U.S. 407 (1984)   Cited 924 times
    Holding that to qualify for withholding of removal, an applicant must demonstrate a "clear probability" of persecution if removed

  4. Mohammed v. Gonzales

    400 F.3d 785 (9th Cir. 2005)   Cited 1,525 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the BIA "must issue a decision that fully explains the reasons for denying a motion to reopen" and "address in its entirety the evidence submitted by a petitioner"

  5. Fatin v. I.N.S.

    12 F.3d 1233 (3d Cir. 1993)   Cited 455 times
    Holding that "the concept of persecution does not encompass all treatment that our society regards as unfair, unjust, or even unlawful or unconstitutional"

  6. Arteaga v. Mukasey

    511 F.3d 940 (9th Cir. 2007)   Cited 269 times
    Holding evidence insufficient to compel CAT protection from El Salvador despite petitioner having gang tattoos

  7. Almuhtaseb v. Gonzales

    453 F.3d 743 (6th Cir. 2006)   Cited 266 times
    Holding that we are barred from reviewing "asylum applications denied for untimeliness only when the appeal seeks review of discretionary or factual questions, but not when the appeal seeks review of constitutional claims or matters of statutory construction"

  8. Lukwago v. Ashcroft

    329 F.3d 157 (3d Cir. 2003)   Cited 265 times
    Holding "that the 'particular social group' must exist independently of the persecution suffered by the applicant for asylum."

  9. Ucelo-Gomez v. Mukasey

    509 F.3d 70 (2d Cir. 2007)   Cited 212 times
    Holding that "harm motivated purely by wealth is not persecution"

  10. Ochoa v. Gonzales

    406 F.3d 1166 (9th Cir. 2005)   Cited 205 times
    Holding that Colombian business owners who rejected demands from narcotics traffickers are "too broad to qualify as a particularized social group" because "[t]here is no unifying relationship or characteristic to narrow this diverse and disconnected group"

  11. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,836 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