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In re V-T-S

34 Cited authorities

  1. INS v. Elias-Zacarias

    502 U.S. 478 (1992)   Cited 5,171 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 2,407 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. Sangha v. Immigration Natural. Ser

    103 F.3d 1482 (9th Cir. 1997)   Cited 504 times
    Holding that the petitioner had been persecuted by a terrorist group that the government of India could not control

  5. J. E. Bernard Co. v. Ingersoll Milling Mach

    484 U.S. 1042 (1988)   Cited 178 times
    Holding that a $50 rule used by the Secretary of Education to evaluate applications for Impact Aid by local school districts was not subject to the notice and comment procedures of the APA because it was an interpretive rule, describing "the agency's view of the meaning of a statute"

  6. 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"

  7. Osorio v. Immigration and Naturalization Serv

    99 F.3d 928 (9th Cir. 1996)   Cited 144 times
    Holding that the agency "must address in a reasoned manner" any explanations offered by petitioners for "perceived inconsistencies"

  8. Singh v. I.N.S.

    94 F.3d 1353 (9th Cir. 1996)   Cited 104 times
    Holding that the petitioner established persecution when verbal threats were followed by multiple other attacks, although the only actual injury sustained was bruising of the ribs

  9. Damaize-Job v. I.N.S.

    787 F.2d 1332 (9th Cir. 1986)   Cited 131 times
    Holding that the petitioner's failure to apply for asylum elsewhere is not "a valid basis for questioning the credibility of his persecution claims"

  10. Aruta v. I.N.S.

    80 F.3d 1389 (9th Cir. 1996)   Cited 97 times
    Holding that evidence that "similarly situated members of the petitioner's family continued to reside without incident" in petitioner's native country "strongly supports" the BIA's denial of asylum

  11. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,683 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 10,651 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"

  13. Section 1253 - Penalties related to removal

    8 U.S.C. § 1253   Cited 1,132 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"

  14. Section 1254 - Repealed

    8 U.S.C. § 1254   Cited 1,132 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Describing suspension-of-deportation eligibility

  15. Section 208.13 - Establishing asylum eligibility

    8 C.F.R. § 208.13   Cited 1,785 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