Ferrans v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
612 F.3d 528 · 2010
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 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. § 1255 (§ 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1324A (§ 274a of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Palmer v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Kechkar v. Gonzales · Matovski v. Gonzales · Theodros v. Gonzales · Rodriguez v. Mukasey
Most-quoted passages
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“We now join all of our sister circuits who have considered the issue and hold that a false representation of citizenship by an alien for the purpose of obtaining private employment is a “purpose or benefit” under the Act, done, at the very least, for the “purpose” of evading § 1324a’s provisions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[W]e hold that an alien who marks the 'citizen or national of the United States' box on a Form I-9 for the purpose of falsely representing himself as a citizen to secure employment with a private employer has falsely represented himself for a benefit or purpose under the Act.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Any alien who falsely represents, or has falsely represented, himself or herself to be a citizen of the United States for any purpose or benefit under this chapter (including [§] 1324a of this title) or any other Federal or State law is inadmissible.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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