De Martinez v. Ashcroft’s Empirical Analysis
374 F.3d 759 · 2004
Citation profile
38 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1151 (§ 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1154 (§ 204 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1229A (§ 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1229C (§ 240b of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1252B (§ 242b of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. Doe · Carlos Humberto Ordonez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service · VELARDE · Ruben Lopez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
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 169 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If an alien is permitted to depart voluntarily under this section and fails voluntarily to depart the United States within the time period specified, the alien ... shall be ineligible, for a period of 10 years, to receive any further relief under this section and sections 1229b, 1255 [adjustment of status], 1258, and 1259 of this title.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“burden to negate `every conceivable basis which might support [a legislative classification] . . . whether or not the basis has a foundation in the record.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“it is less costly and more humane to allow responsible aliens to depart voluntarily without the stigma of being forcibly removed from the United States.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.