Silais v. Sessions’s Empirical Analysis
855 F.3d 736 · 2017
Citation profile
4 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. § 1182 (§ 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1229A (§ 240 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 Samer Mansour v. Immigration and Naturalization Service · Puffer v. Allstate Insurance · Bradvica v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Shahandeh-Pey v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Emil Roman Dochita v. Immigration and Naturalization Service Janet Reno
Most-quoted passages
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“Silais's argument that the agency ignored or misconstrued [her expert's] evidence amounts to nothing more than frustration with the [immigration judge's] factual findings. Without more, we see no reason to disturb them.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Gamero v. Barr“produce some concrete evidence indicating that the violation of a procedural protection actually had the potential for affecting the outcome of ... deportation proceedings”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Sanchez v. Sessions
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