Guang Run Yu v. Ashcroft’s Empirical Analysis
364 F.3d 700 · 2004
Citation profile
53 federal appellate ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 343 later decisions — most recently March 2026 · most notably Almuhtaseb v. Gonzales (2006), Sylla v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (2004)
53 federal appellate ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias · National Labor Relations Board v. Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co. · Dia v. Ashcroft · Mikhailevitch v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 343 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary.”
10 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) that he has a fear of persecution in his home country on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; (2) that there is a reasonable possibility of suffering such persecution if he were to return to that country; and (3) that he is unable or unwilling to return to that country because of such fear.”
8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Amir v. Gonzales · Cela v. Gonzales“8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1). It is the applicant's burden of proof to establish that he qualifies for refugee status. He must demonstrate that he suffered past persecution or has a well-founded fear of future persecution on the basis of his”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Kane v. Gonzales · Bah v. Gonzales
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.