Mompongo v. Gonzales’s Empirical Analysis
406 F.3d 512 · 2005
Citation profile
14 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (§ 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1231 (§ 241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Ngure v. Ashcroft · Aden v. Ashcroft
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“We will overturn the IJ's denial of withholding of removal or protection under the CAT only if the evidence is so compelling that no reasonable factfinder would have denied relief.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Lesum v. Barr“[t]o qualify for relief under the CAT, [Lesum] must show it is more likely than not that he ... would be tortured if returned to [Bangladesh].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Lesum v. Barr“) denying Cao's applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.