Ayala v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
683 F.3d 15 · 2012
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
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Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (§ 208 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 Albathani v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Silva v. Ashcroft · Lopez de Hincapie v. Gonzales · López-Castro v. Holder · Lopez Perez v. Holder
Most-quoted passages
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“Persecution normally involves severe mistreatment at the hands of [a petitioner's] own government, but it may also arise where non-governmental actors ... are in league with the government or are not controllable by the government.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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