Lett v. Decker’s Empirical Analysis

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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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Although Jennings abrogated the holdings of this and other courts finding an implicit reasonable time limitation on § 1225(b) detention, Jennings did not address ... [whether] those detained under the statute, as applicants for admission, possess some rights under the Due Process Clause which may be impugned should detention under the statute become unduly and unreasonably prolonged.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pierre v. Doll

2. “[m]any courts ... have found that [individuals detained pursuant to § 1225(b) ] have Due Process rights that require courts to consider challenges to the length of their detentions, even if the detainees' rights are limited in other respects.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Kouadio v. Decker

3. “Arriving [noncitizen] means an applicant for admission coming or attempting to come into the United States at a port-of-entry, or [a noncitizen] seeking transit through the United States at a port-of-entry[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Banda v. McAleenan