Ettienne v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
659 F.3d 513 · 2011
Citation profile
6 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1154 (§ 204 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. § 1229B (§ 240a 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 Almuhtaseb v. Gonzales · MONREAL · RECINAS · Figueroa v. Mukasey · Aburto-Rocha v. Mukasey
Most-quoted passages
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“this court lacks jurisdiction over claims that can be evaluated only by engaging in head-to-head comparisons between the facts of the petitioner's case and those of precedential decisions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Review that required a tallying of hardships would amount to second-guessing the agency's weighing of factors, an endeavor that we have repeatedly recognized as beyond our jurisdiction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The preclusion of review of cancellation denials does not extend to 'questions of law' under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(D), or to 'nondiscretionary issues'....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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