Pathmakanthan v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
612 F.3d 618 · 2010
Citation profile
3 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. § 1182 (§ 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (§ 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias · Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Abudu · Kucana v. Holder · Dandan v. Ashcroft · Balogun v. Ashcroft
Most-quoted passages
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“punishment or the infliction of harm for political, religious, or other reasons that this country does not recognize as legitimate.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“vast majority of cases ... mere threats will not, in and of themselves, compel a finding of past persecution.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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