Fernandez-Roque v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (§ 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Leng May Ma v. Barber · Ahrens v. Rojas · Soroa-Gonzales v. Civiletti · Fernandez-Roque v. Smith
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“is permissible during proceedings to determine eligibility to enter and, thereafter, during a reasonable period of negotiations for their return to the country of origin....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Jean v. Nelson“constitutes an abuse of discretion of the parole authority”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Jean v. Nelson“Attorney General's Status Review Plan and Procedures”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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