Simeonov v. Ashcroft’s Empirical Analysis
371 F.3d 532 · 2004
Citation profile
54 federal appellate ·
Appellate journey
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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. § 1182 (§ 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1229B (§ 240a of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1253 (§ 243 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))
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Enrico St Cyr · Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Bagamasbad · Leng May Ma v. Barber
Most-quoted passages
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“unless that interpretation is contrary to the plain and sensible meaning of the statute”
9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“by its own terms, [NACARA § 203] is limited to the purpose of calculating the period of continuous physical presence in the United States. . . . Nothing in NACARA changed the well-established rule that aliens in exclusion proceedings are not entitled to suspension of deportation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[o]ne fundamental problem with [petitioner's] argument is that IIRIRA and the transitional rules are inapplicable to [him] because his exclusion order became final years before IIRIRA's effective date.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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