Niang v. Ashcroft

How courts have described this case

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

• concluding that an applicant’s protected ground “must be central to the persecutor’s decision to act against” her
• explaining that both asylum applicants and those seeking restriction on removal may establish a presumptive entitlement to relief based on past persecution
• explaining that both asylum applicants and those seeking restriction on removal may establish a presumptive entitlement to relief based on past persecution
• affirming denial of CAT relief where there was an adverse-credibility determination because if one factor in the § 1208.16(c)(3
• discussing the definition of “social group” applied by the BIA in precedential decisions
• addressing relevance of opportunity to relocate to eligibility for restriction on removal

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).