Torres-Tristan v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
656 F.3d 653 · 2011
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
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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. § 1182 (§ 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1228 (§ 238 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. § 1252 (§ 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Chadha · Foti v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Cheng Fan Kwok v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Carvajal-Munoz v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Zamora-Mallari 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 18 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 after 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.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Villa v. Barr“Judicial review of a reinstatement order extends only to whether the reinstatement order was properly entered.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Villa v. Barr“We do not look behind the reinstatement to entertain challenges to the earlier, underlying removal order.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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