Nijjar v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
689 F.3d 1077 · 2012
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 6 U.S.C. § 251 · 6 U.S.C. § 271 · 6 U.S.C. § 279 · 6 U.S.C. § 291 · 6 U.S.C. § 542 · 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (§ 208 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. § 1551
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc. · Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · Connecticut National Bank v. Germain · Auer v. Robbins
Most-quoted passages
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“Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien if the Attorney General determines that- (i) the alien ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; (ii) the alien, having been convicted by a final judgment of a particularly serious crime, constitutes a danger to the community of the United States; (iii) there are serious reasons for believing that the alien has committed a serious nonpolitical crime outside the United States prior to the arrival of the alien in the United States; (iv) there are reasonable grounds for regarding the alien as a danger to the security of the United States; (v) the alien is described in subclause (I), (II), (III), (IV), or (VI) of section 1182(a)(3)(B)(i) of this title or section 1227(a)(4)(B) of this title (relating to terrorist activity), unless, in the case only of an alien described in subclause (IV) of section 1182(a)(3)(B)(i) of this title, the Attorney General determines, in the Attorney General's discretion, that there are not reasonable grounds for regarding the alien as a danger to the security of the United States; or (vi) the alien was firmly resettled in another country prior to arriving in the United States.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[t]he Attorney General may by regulation establish additional limitations and conditions, consistent with this section, under which an alien shall be ineligible for asylum under paragraph (1).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“but is not required to do so. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (b)(1)(A) (emphasis added). Asylum is a form of”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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