Karim v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
596 F.3d 893 · 2010
Citation profile
7 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (§ 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 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 · Francois v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Turay v. Ashcroft · Khrystotodorov v. Mukasey · Hasalla 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To obtain withholding of removal, an alien must demonstrate a clear probability-i.e., that it is more likely than not-that [s]he would suffer persecution on account of a protected ground.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“We will not overturn the agency's decision unless ... the evidence ... is so compelling 'that no reasonable fact finder could fail to find the requisite fear of persecution.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Degbe v. Sessions · Godinez v. Barr“an alien who fails to prove eligibility for asylum cannot meet the burden for withholding of removal.”
2 later decisions 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.