Gatimi v. Holder

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a former member of a violent criminal Kenyan faction called the Mungiki was a member of a particular social group, namely former members of Mungiki
• stating that the on-sight interpretation of the social-visibility requirement “makes no sense” and “cannot be squared” with earlier precedent
• noting that homosexuals might well pass as heterosexual, and women who have not yet undergone genital mutilation look no different than other women
• rejecting social distinction and particularity in part because Board failed to explain its reasoning \in this or any other case\
• rejecting social distinction because “it makes no sense” given examples of previously recognized particular social groups
• rejecting social distinction and particularity in part because Board failed to explain its reasoning “in this or any other case”

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Cited by

47 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• M-E-V-G
  Board of Immigration Appeals· 2014-07-01· cited 1,009×
• Rocio Henriquez-Rivas v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Ninth Circuit· 2013-02-13· cited 591×
• Jose Orellana-Monson v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Fifth Circuit· 2012-06-25· cited 581×
• W-G-R
  Board of Immigration Appeals· 2014-07-01· cited 359×
• Oliverto Pirir-Boc v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Ninth Circuit· 2014-05-07· cited 247×
• Valdiviezo-Galdamez v. Attorney General of the United States
  Third Circuit· 2011-11-08· cited 176×
• Crespin-Valladares v. Holder
  Fourth Circuit· 2011-02-16· cited 145×
• Elias Umana-Ramos v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Sixth Circuit· 2013-07-30· cited 131×
• Julio Martinez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Fourth Circuit· 2014-01-23· cited 112×
• Lizama v. Holder
  Fourth Circuit· 2011-01-19· cited 102×
• Rivera-Barrientos v. Holder
  Tenth Circuit· 2012-01-11· cited 101×
• Johana Cece v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Seventh Circuit· 2013-08-09· cited 80×
• Urbina-Mejia v. Holder
  Sixth Circuit· 2010-03-05· cited 79×
• Denis Zelaya v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Fourth Circuit· 2012-01-11· cited 68×
• Sarhan v. Holder
  Seventh Circuit· 2011-09-02· cited 61×
• Benitez Ramos v. Holder
  Seventh Circuit· 2009-12-15· cited 59×
• N.L.A. v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Seventh Circuit· 2014-03-03· cited 52×
• Grace v. William Barr
  D.C. Circuit· 2020-07-17· cited 46×
• Kevin Wanjiru v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Seventh Circuit· 2013-01-11· cited 45×
• Daya Bathula v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Seventh Circuit· 2013-07-25· cited 45×

Cites

36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Shi Liang Lin v. United States Department of Justice
  Second Circuit· 2007-07-16· cited 1,067×
• Gonzales v. Thomas
  Supreme Court· 2006-04-17· cited 486×
• MOGARRABI
  Board of Immigration Appeals· 1987-07-01· cited 442×
• Vera KORABLINA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent
  Ninth Circuit· 1998-10-23· cited 285×
• Ucelo-Gomez v. Mukasey
  Second Circuit· 2007-11-21· cited 281×
• Audelio Arriaga-Barrientos v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  Ninth Circuit· 1991-07-01· cited 263×
• Diego F. Castillo-Arias v. U.S. Attorney General
  Eleventh Circuit· 2006-04-20· cited 211×
• KASINGA
  Board of Immigration Appeals· 1996-07-01· cited 184×
• Miguel Cruz-Navarro, Graciela Egoavil-Valenzuela, and Sergio Brian Cruz-Egoavil v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  Ninth Circuit· 2000-11-15· cited 182×
• Ramos-Lopez v. Holder
  Ninth Circuit· 2009-04-16· cited 177×
• Yayeshwork Abay and Burhan Amare v. John Ashcroft, United States Attorney General and Immigration and Naturalization Service
  Sixth Circuit· 2004-05-19· cited 159×
• FUENTES
  Board of Immigration Appeals· 1988-07-01· cited 152×
• Kucana v. Mukasey
  Seventh Circuit· 2008-07-07· cited 125×
• Mya Lwin v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  Seventh Circuit· 1998-05-15· cited 113×
• Niang v. Gonzales
  Fourth Circuit· 2007-06-12· cited 102×
• Cruz-Funez v. Ashcroft
  Tenth Circuit· 2005-05-02· cited 99×
• Zhen Li Iao v. Alberto R. Gonzales
  Seventh Circuit· 2005-03-09· cited 95×
• Davila-Mejia v. Mukasey
  Eighth Circuit· 2008-07-07· cited 89×
• Ngwando Zele Nyonzele v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  Eighth Circuit· 1996-05-14· cited 84×
• Abdelhadi Hor v. Alberto R. Gonzales
  Seventh Circuit· 2005-08-29· cited 81×

Other cases named Gatimi v. Holder

3 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Gatimi v. Holder
  Seventh Circuit· 2010-05-17· cited 20×
• Gatimi v. Holder
  Supreme Court· 2011-02-28
• Gatimi v. Holder
  Supreme Court· 2011-02-28