Emokah v. Mukasey’s Empirical Analysis
523 F.3d 110 · 2008
Citation profile
8 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (§ 101 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. § 1182 (§ 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (§ 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (§ 242 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. · Xiao Ji Chen v. United States Department of Justice · Yan Chen v. Gonzales · Kungys v. United States · Corovic v. Mukasey
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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[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“[a]ny alien who, by fraud or willfully misrepresenting a material fact, seeks to procure (or has sought to procure or has procured) a visa, other documentation, or admission into the United States or other benefit provided under this chapter is inadmissible.” Id.; Emokah v. Mukasey, 523 F.3d 110 , 112 n. 2 (2d Cir. 2008). 5 . The Second Circuit has defined”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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