Ahmed v. Ashcroft’s Empirical Analysis
286 F.3d 611 · 2002
Citation profile
17 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (§ 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1105A (§ 106 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1181 (§ 211 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (§ 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias · Henderson v. Immigration and Naturalization Service Navas · Osorio v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Qun Yang v. McElroy
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To reverse under the substantial evidence standard, `we must find that the evidence not only supports [the conclusion opposite to the IJ's finding], but compels it.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a) (1994), which was repealed by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“a permanent resident returns from a temporary visit abroad only when (a) the permanent resident’s visit is for a period relatively short, fixed by some early event, or (b) the permanent resident’s visit will terminate upon the occurrence of an event having a reasonable possibility of occurring within a relatively short period of time. If as in (b), the length of the visit is contingent upon the occurrence of an event and is not fixed in time and if the event does not occur within a relatively short period of time, the visit will be considered a temporary visit abroad only if the alien has a continuous, uninterrupted intention to return to the United States during the entirety of his visit.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Katebi v. Ashcroft
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.