Legal Opinion
Juan Jose Carcamo-Flores v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 6, 1986No. 1690, Docket 86-4062PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal calls upon us to determine the proper standard to be applied in cases where an alien seeks political asylum pursuant to Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) § 208(a), 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a) (1986), and, more specifically, the meaning of the statutory phrase “well-founded fear of persecution”. 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A) (1986). Because we conclude that the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) applied an improper standard, we reverse and remand for further proceedings in which the proper standard shall be applied.
BACKGROUND
Petitioner Juan Carcamo-Flores…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. StevicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Luz Marina Cardoza-Fonseca v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Francisca Rosa Arguello-Salguera v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Bird v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Rene Carvajal-Munoz v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Jose Enrique Lopez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Marta Brigida Melgar De Torres v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, and the Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- MOGARRABIBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1987
- Aguilar-Solis v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
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