Mejia v. Sessions’s Empirical Analysis
881 F.3d 421 · 2018
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
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Applies 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 24 I. & N. Dec. 247 - S-Y-G · Zhu v. Gonzales · Reyes Mata v. Lynch · Enriquez-Alvarado v. Ashcroft · Altamirano-Lopez v. Gonzales
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Whether the BIA improperly weighed or ignored evidence regarding changed-conditions in [the country of origin], or whether the evidence established changed country conditions, are questions of fact, and do not raise a constitutional or legal question.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Mejia v. Whitaker“In determining whether there has been a material change in country conditions, the BIA compares 'the evidence of country conditions submitted with the motion to those that existed at the time of the merits hearing below.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Mejia v. Whitaker“steady increase in both gang-related violence and the Honduran government's inability or unwillingness to effectively deal with that violence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Mejia v. Whitaker
How this case has been treated — in progress
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