Ali v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
776 F.3d 522 · 2015
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (§ 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Turay v. Ashcroft · Khrystotodorov v. Mukasey · Fofanah v. Gonzales · Zine v. Mukasey · Onsongo v. Gonzales
Most-quoted passages
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“any person who is outside any country of such person’s nationality ... and who is unable or unwilling to return to, and is unable or unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of, that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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