Milat v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
755 F.3d 354 · 2014
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
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. § 1182 (§ 212 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 Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias · Zehatye v. Gonzales · Yu Zhao v. Gonzales · Wang v. Holder · Kuang-Te Wang v. Ashcroft
Most-quoted passages
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“To demonstrate persecution 'on account of' political opinion, the burden is on the alien to prove [her] 'political opinion was or will be at least one central reason for persecuting the applicant.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Cabrera v. Sessions
How this case has been treated — in progress
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