Legal Opinion
Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 22, 1992No. 90-1342PublishedCited by 5,741 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
The principal question presented by this case is whether a guerrilla organization’s attempt to coerce a person into performing military service necessarily constitutes “persecution on account of . . . political opinion” under § 101(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added, 94 Stat. 102, 8 U. S. C. § 1101(a)(42).
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Respondent Elias-Zacarias, a native of Guatemala, was apprehended in July 1987 for entering the United States without inspection. In deportation proceedings brought by petitioner Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Elias-Zacarias conceded his deportability but…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- National Labor Relations Board v. Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. PhinpathyaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Manuel Diaz Arteaga v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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