ESQUEDA’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 802 (§ 102 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (§ 212 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))
Relies on Morissette v. United States · Robinson v. State of California · United States v. Dotterweich · Woodby v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · United States v. Freed
Most-quoted passages
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“[I]t is well recognized that Congress has historically exhibited a strong national policy to deport aliens convicted of drug offenses from our country.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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