Madrigal v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
716 F.3d 499 · 2013
Citation profile
21 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. § 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))
Relies on Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Ventura · Mario Ernesto Navas v. Immigration and Naturalization Service · Singh v. Gonzales · Parussimova v. Mukasey · Li Chen Zheng v. Ashcroft
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“Some of the successes cited in the BIA's opinion-such as the arrests during a seven-year period of '79,000 people on drug trafficking related charges'-may be of limited practical significance to [asylum applicant]'s situation, because corruption is also rampant among prison guards, and prisoners can and do break out of prison with the guards' help.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“another central reason for the persecution.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(3) In assessing whether it is more likely than not that an applicant would be tortured in the proposed country of removal, all evidence relevant to the possibility of future torture shall be considered, including, but not limited to: (i) Evidence of past torture inflicted upon the applicant; (ii) Evidence that the applicant could relocate to a part of the country of removal where he or she is not likely to be tortured; (iii) Evidence of gross, flagrant or mass violations of human rights within the country of removal, where applicable; and (iv) Other relevant information regarding conditions in the country of removal.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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