Topic: extortion itself can constitute persecution, even if the ta… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 6 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Vladimir Oliva v. Loretta Lynch.

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1 Vladimir Oliva v. Loretta Lynch Anchor
ca4 · 2015
green “extortion itself can constitute persecution, even if the targeted individual will be physically harmed only upon failure to pay.” 4
2 Quinteros-Mendoza v. Holder
ca4 · 2009
green “be the central reason or even a dominant central reason for persecution,” 2

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