Wright v. Bearden

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that “evidence of the possibility of future torture” is insufficient to show agency error
• stating that an alien must show by a preponderance of the evidence that she is not barred from seeking asylum
• “Past torture does not give rise to a presumption of future torture. Rather, it serves as evidence of the possibility of future torture.”
• “Past torture does not give rise to a presumption of future torture. Rather, it serves as evidence of the possibility of future torture.”
• persecutor bar applies if “(1) the alien [was] involved in acts of persecution; 3 Case: 18-60153 Document: 00514993897 Page: 4 Date Filed: 06/12/2019 No. 18-60153 (2
• “Past torture does not give rise to a presumption of future torture.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).