Garcia v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
746 F.3d 869 · 2014
Citation profile
5 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. § 1182 (§ 212 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 S-E-G · Eta-Ndu v. Gonzales · Menjivar v. Gonzales · Turay v. Ashcroft · Davila-Mejia v. Mukasey
Most-quoted passages
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“This inquiry centers upon the willfulness of a government’s nonintervention. A government does not acquiesce in the torture of its citizens merely because it is aware of torture but powerless to stop it, but it does cross the line into acquiescence when it shows willful blindness toward the torture of citizens by third parties.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The 'central' question is whether the applicant's status as a member of a particular social group is the reason for that individual's persecution.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Miranda v. Sessions
How this case has been treated — in progress
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