Ritonga v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
633 F.3d 971 · 2011
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)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (§ 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · Securities and Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corporation Same · Abdul Hakeem v. Immigration and Naturalization Service · Marta Brigida Melgar De Torres Janet Reno and the Immigration and Naturalization Service · Korablina v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
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“An alien may create a rebuttable presumption of eligibility for restriction on removal by either (1) demonstrating past persecution in the proposed country of removal on account of one of the protected grounds; or (2) showing that it is more likely than not that the alien would be subject to persecution on one of the specified grounds upon returning to the proposed country of removal.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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