Kante v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
634 F.3d 321 · 2011
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. § 1229A (§ 240 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 Pilica v. Ashcroft · Castellano-Chacon v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Almuhtaseb v. Gonzales · Perkovic v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Sylla v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Most-quoted passages
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“In addition, the group posited by [the petitioner] is circularly defined by the fact that it suffers persecution, and the group does not share any narrowing characteristic other than the risk of being persecuted. We have held that a social group may not be circularly defined by the fact that it suffers persecution. In other words, the individuals in the group must share a narrowing characteristic other than their risk of being persecuted.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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