Escobar v. Holder

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that petitioner failed to provide a connection between family and protected classification where \nothing indicate[d] that the guerrillas specifically targeted [petitioner's] father\
• finding that petitioner failed to provide a connection between family and protected classification where \nothing indicate[d] that the guerrillas specifically targeted [petitioner's] father\
• holding \[e]vidence of 'widespread violence . . . affecting all citizens' is not enough to establish persecution on a protected ground\ (omission in original) (quoting Maryam v. Gonzales, 421 F.3d 60, 63 (1st Cir. 2005))
• reviewing a motion to reopen supported by “personal knowledge” of violence and reports by the State Department and human rights organizations
• rejecting applicant’s theory that “Guatemalan gangs will assume that he amassed significant wealth during his two-decade-long stay in the United States” in denying asylum

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Villalta-Martinez v. Sessions
  First Circuit· 2018-02-07· cited 38×
• Barnica-Lopez v. Garland
  First Circuit· 2023-02-08· cited 34×
• Jutus v. Holder, Jr.
  First Circuit· 2013-07-17· cited 24×
• Perlera-Sola v. Holder
  First Circuit· 2012-11-13· cited 23×
• Gomes v. Garland
  First Circuit· 2021-11-03· cited 2×
• Maldonado-Ruiz v. Bondi
  First Circuit· 2026-03-10
• Usma Acosta v. Blanche
  First Circuit· 2026-05-01

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Ventura
  Supreme Court· 2002-11-04· cited 3,361×
• Seng v. Holder
  First Circuit· 2009-10-08· cited 70×
• Sok v. Mukasey
  First Circuit· 2008-05-22· cited 50×
• Lopez Perez v. Holder
  First Circuit· 2009-11-20· cited 35×
• Sicaju-Diaz v. Holder
  First Circuit· 2011-11-10· cited 34×
• Lobo v. Holder
  First Circuit· 2012-07-06· cited 25×
• Tobon-Marin v. Mukasey
  First Circuit· 2008-01-08· cited 18×
• GILCA v. Holder
  First Circuit· 2012-05-23· cited 15×
• Maryam v. Gonzales
  First Circuit· 2005-08-31· cited 12×
• Guerrero v. Holder
  First Circuit· 2012-01-31· cited 8×