Sanjaa v. Sessions’s Empirical Analysis
863 F.3d 1161 · 2017
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 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 Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias · Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano · Medellin v. Texas · Sagaydak v. Gonzales · Miguel Cruz-Navarro, Graciela Egoavil-Valenzuela, and Sergio Brian Cruz-Egoavil v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
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“The personal retribution [applicant] suffered ... because of his role in the drug-trafficking investigation is not cognizable under the INA.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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