· 1/22/1992
Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias
Citations
- 502 U.S. 478
- 112 S. Ct. 812
- 117 L. Ed. 2d 38
- 1992 U.S. LEXIS 550
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that on appeal a petitioner must come forward with such compelling evidence of her persecutors’ motives that no reasonable factfinder would rule against her
- “To reverse the BIA finding we must find that the evidence not only supports that conclusion, but compels it.”
- For the court “[t]o reverse the BIA finding we must find that the evidence, not only supports [reversal], but compels it.” (emphasis in original)
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Judges: Scalia, Rehnquist, White, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Stevens, Blackmun, O'Connor
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