Afamasaga v. Sessions’s Empirical Analysis
884 F.3d 1286 · 2018
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1542 · 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 Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Moncrieffe v. Holder · Moncrieffe v. Holder · Browder v. United States · Rodriguez v. Gonzales
Most-quoted passages
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“it is not enough that [the] actual conduct would qualify. Instead, we ... 'compare the statutory definition of [the] offense with the generic definition of CIMT and consider whether the minimum conduct that would satisfy the former would necessarily satisfy the latter.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the BIA has identified three categories of deceit-related offenses that qualify as CIMTs: (1) offenses containing an explicit fraudulent intent element; (2) offenses containing an inherent fraudulent intent element; and (3) offenses containing a specific intent element.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“an offense [is] implicitly fraudulent-and thus, a CIMT-where it involve[s] impairing or obstructing an important function ... of the government by defeating its efficiency or destroying the value of its lawful operations by deceit, graft, trickery, or dishonest means.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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