Abuya v. Sessions’s Empirical Analysis
873 F.3d 650 · 2017
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 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. § 1229A (§ 240 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 Fofanah v. Gonzales · Ibrahimi v. Holder · Surganova v. Holder · Abdulahad v. Holder · Thuy Thi Thanh Nguyen v. Mukasey
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[w]e defer to credibility findings that are supported by specific, cogent reasons because the IJ sees the witness testify and is therefore in the best position to determine his or her credibility.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Sagoe v. Sessions“Though the couple's intent at the outset of the marriage is the relevant question, when assessing the couple's intent, courts look to both the period before and after the marriage.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Sagoe v. Sessions“An IJ may base adverse credibility determinations on the lack of corroborating evidence combined with inconsistencies, contradictory evidence, or inherently improbable testimony.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Sagoe v. Sessions
How this case has been treated — in progress
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