Mendoza v. Sessions’s Empirical Analysis
891 F.3d 672 · 2018
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (§ 212 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. § 1255 (§ 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (§ 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzales · Morales-Izquierdo v. Gonzales · Cece v. Holder
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) Whether the alien has been subject to a prior order of removal. The immigration officer must obtain the prior order of exclusion, deportation, or removal relating to the alien. (2) The identity of the alien, i.e., whether the alien is in fact an alien who was previously removed, or who departed voluntarily while under an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal. ... (3) Whether the alien unlawfully reentered the United States. ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Villa v. Barr
How this case has been treated — in progress
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