Amponsah v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
709 F.3d 1318 · 2013
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1738 · 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. § 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))
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. v. Brand X Internet Services · Barron v. Ashcroft · Barnhart Commissioner of Social Security v. Walton · De Sylva v. Ballentine
Most-quoted passages
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“little or no weight to the federal policy of keeping families together, fails to afford deference to valid state court judgments in an area of the law-domestic relations-that is primarily a matter of state concern and addresses the possibility of immigration fraud through a sweeping, blanket rule rather than considering the validity of nunc pro tunc adoption decrees on a case-by-case basis.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]he act of adoption must occur before the child attains the age [specified in the Immigration and Nationality Act].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“blanket rule against recognizing state courts' nunc pro tunc adoption decrees”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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