Delgado v. Mukasey’s Empirical Analysis
516 F.3d 65 · 2008
Citation profile
17 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 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. § 1231 (§ 241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1255 (§ 245 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. Juan Anibal Aguirre-Aguirre · Wangchuck v. Department of Homeland Security · Moscariello v. United States · Lattab v. Ashcroft
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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If the Attorney General finds that an alien has reentered the United States illegally af ter having been removed or having departed voluntarily, under an order of removal, the prior order of removal is reinstated from its original date and is not subject to being reopened or reviewed, the alien is not eligible and may not apply for any relief under this chapter, and the alien shall be removed under the prior order at any time after the reentry.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“seek permission to reapply for admission from outside of the United States after ten years have passed since his most recent departure from the United States”); Mortera-Cruz v. Gonzales, 409 F.3d 246 , 250 n. 4 (5th Cir.2005) (noting that the alien must have”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[A]n alien physically present in the United States ... who ... entered the United States without inspeetion[,] who is the beneficiary ... of ... a petition for classification under [ 8 U.S.C. § 1154 (providing, among other things, for worker visa petitions) ] that was filed with the Attorney General on or before April 30, 2001[,] and ... who, in the case of a beneficiary of a petition for classification ... that was filed after January 14, 1998, is physically present in the United States on December 21, 2000 ... may apply to the Attorney General for the adjustment of his or her status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Mora v. Mukasey
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.