Ninth Circuit· 5/19/2011
Ayala v. Holder
Citations
- 640 F.3d 1095
- 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 10146
- 2011 WL 1886391
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- whether a group constitutes a particular social group under the Immi- gration and Nationality Act is a question of law, which a court of appeals reviews de novo
- applicant did not establish nexus to a particular social group where past harm was motivated by reprisal
- evidence demonstrated former officer was shot at and threatened because he had arrested particular criminal, not on account of his status as a former police officer
- even if membership in a particular social group is established, an applicant must still show that “persecution was or will be on account of his membership in such group”
- even if membership in a particular social group is established, an applicant must still show that “persecution was or will be on account of his membership in such group”
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Judges: Fisher, Tallman, Tarnow
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14 cases in this archive cite this case.
- W-G-RBoard of Immigration Appeals· 2014-07-01· cited 359×
- Victor Tapia Madrigal v. Eric Holder, Jr.Ninth Circuit· 2013-05-15· cited 252×
- Silvana Paloka v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.Second Circuit· 2014-08-07· cited 249×
- Johana Cece v. Eric Holder, Jr.Seventh Circuit· 2013-08-09· cited 80×
- Nelson Martinez Manzanares v. William Barr, U. S.Fifth Circuit· 2019-05-24· cited 79×
- Amartsengel Sanjaa v. Jefferson SessionsNinth Circuit· 2017-07-21· cited 57×
- Rupinder Singh v. Merrick GarlandNinth Circuit· 2022-08-30· cited 15×
- O-A-R-GBoard of Immigration Appeals· 2025-04-11· cited 8×
- O-A-R-GBoard of Immigration Appeals· 2025-04-16· cited 1×
- Wilfredo Reyes v. Loretta E. LynchNinth Circuit· 2016-11-30
- M-F-OBoard of Immigration Appeals· 2021-11-04
- Guzman-Urbano v. LynchNinth Circuit· 2015-09-01
- Escobar-Johnson v. LynchNinth Circuit· 2015-11-24
- Gomez-Gonzalez v. LynchNinth Circuit· 2015-11-27
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court· 1992-01-22· cited 8,324×
- National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. v. Brand X Internet ServicesSupreme Court· 2005-06-27· cited 1,506×
- Gerardo Bibiano Falcon Carriche Theresa v. De Falcon Carriche and Christina Pamela Falcon Bibiano v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralNinth Circuit· 2003-11-24· cited 1,245×
- Santos-Lemus v. MukaseyNinth Circuit· 2008-09-08· cited 591×
- Arteaga v. MukaseyNinth Circuit· 2007-12-27· cited 326×
- Audelio Arriaga-Barrientos v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceNinth Circuit· 1991-07-01· cited 263×
- Miguel Cruz-Navarro, Graciela Egoavil-Valenzuela, and Sergio Brian Cruz-Egoavil v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceNinth Circuit· 2000-11-15· cited 182×
- C-ABoard of Immigration Appeals· 2006-07-01· cited 170×
- FUENTESBoard of Immigration Appeals· 1988-07-01· cited 152×
- Perdomo v. HolderNinth Circuit· 2010-07-12· cited 97×
- Velarde v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceNinth Circuit· 1998-04-10· cited 83×
- Antonio Flor Chanco Maria Ofelia San Miguel Chanco v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceNinth Circuit· 1996-04-19· cited 81×
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