REYES’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1153 (§ 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1251 (§ 241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1254 (§ 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1255 (§ 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc. · Interstate Commerce Commission v. Jersey City · Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Bagamasbad · Achilli v. United States · Balani v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Most-quoted passages
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“satisfied that [Shin's status adjustment] application would be denied in the exercise of discretion whether or not eligibility is established.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“flouted the immigration laws of the United States.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“threshold issues of eligibility for relief”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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