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741 F.3d 324 · 2013

Citation profile

131
cited by 131 later decisions
May 2025
most recently cited

1 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. § 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))

Relies on Xiao Ji Chen v. United States Department of Justice · Lin Zhong v. United States Department of Justice · Huang v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service · Wangchuck v. Department of Homeland Security · Foster v. United States Immigration & Naturalization Service

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  1. “When the BIA briefly affirms the decision of an IJ and adopts the IJ's reasoning in doing so, we review the IJ's and the BIA's decisions together. When the BIA does not expressly adopt the IJ's decision, but closely tracks the IJ's reasoning, we also may review both decisions.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority

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