Mayorga-Vidal v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
675 F.3d 9 · 2012
Citation profile
15 federal appellate ·
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Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (§ 101 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 Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias · Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Stevic · Immigration and Naturalization Service, v. Juan Anibal Aguirre-Aguirre · Gonzales v. Thomas
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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“An immutable characteristic is one that 'members of the group either cannot change, or should not be required to change because it is fundamental to their individual identities or consciences.'”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“accepted that a legally cognizable social group is one whose members share a common, immutable characteristic that makes the group socially visible -- that is, generally recognizable in the community -- and sufficiently particular to define the group's membership.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“any act by which severe pain or suffering ... is intentionally inflicted on a person ... at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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