Ming Wei Chen v. Sessions’s Empirical Analysis
864 F.3d 536 · 2017
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1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3559 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 844 (§ 404 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (§ 101 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. § 1227 (§ 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1229B (§ 240a 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 Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · Moncrieffe v. Holder · Conroy v. Aniskoff · Moncrieffe v. Holder · Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Heinz
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“[i]f a noncitizen's conviction for a marijuana distribution offense fails to establish that the offense involved either remuneration or more than a small amount of marijuana, the conviction is not for an aggravated felony under the INA.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Hylton v. Sessions
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