In the Matter of Rodriguez-Coto

4 Cited authorities

  1. Section 1158 - Asylum

    8 U.S.C. § 1158   Cited 10,655 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"
  2. Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1182   Cited 9,900 times   69 Legal Analyses
    Holding deportable aliens who have been convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"
  3. 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"
  4. 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