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In re Singh

24 Cited authorities

  1. United States v. Armstrong

    517 U.S. 456 (1996)   Cited 2,211 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “in the absence of clear evidence to the contrary, courts presume that [government officials] have properly discharged their official duties”

  2. Woodby v. Immigration Service

    385 U.S. 276 (1966)   Cited 748 times
    Holding that "no deportation order may be entered unless it is found by clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence that the facts alleged as grounds for deportation are true"

  3. Lutwak v. United States

    344 U.S. 604 (1953)   Cited 925 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Distinguishing between an actual “agreement to conceal” and “an afterthought by the conspirator for the purpose of covering up”

  4. Eid v. Thompson

    740 F.3d 118 (3d Cir. 2014)   Cited 237 times
    Reviewing denial of an I-130 petition

  5. Ching v. Mayorkas

    725 F.3d 1149 (9th Cir. 2013)   Cited 114 times
    Finding a constitutionally protected interest in nondiscretionary immigration applications

  6. Ghaly v. I.N.S.

    48 F.3d 1426 (7th Cir. 1995)   Cited 72 times
    Holding that under APA review, agency decision must stand if a "reasonable mind could find adequate support for the decision"

  7. Bark v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

    511 F.2d 1200 (9th Cir. 1975)   Cited 100 times
    Holding that the test for bona fide marriage is whether the couple "intend[ed] to establish a life together at the time they were married"

  8. Atieh v. Riordan

    797 F.3d 135 (1st Cir. 2015)   Cited 22 times

    No. 14–1947. 08-14-2015 Raniah Fathi ATIEH and Fuad Farouq Atieh, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Denis C. RIORDAN, et al., Defendants, Appellees. Saher J. Macarius, Audrey Botros, and Law Offices of Saher J. Macarius LLC for appellants. Benjamin C. Mizer, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, William C. Peachey, Director, Colin A. Kisor, Deputy Director, and J. Max Weintraub, Senior Litigation Counsel, for appellees.

  9. Simko v. Bd. of Immigration Appeals

    156 F. Supp. 3d 300 (D. Conn. 2015)   Cited 13 times
    Noting that where there was "no direct evidence that Simko’s marriage ... was fraudulent," it was arbitrary and capricious to conclude that there was "substantial and probative evidence" of marriage fraud

  10. Zemeka v. Holder

    989 F. Supp. 2d 122 (D.D.C. 2013)   Cited 15 times
    Determining that a finding of marriage fraud can be made by the USCIS during the course of adjudicating a subsequent visa petition

  11. Section 1255 - Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence

    8 U.S.C. § 1255   Cited 2,846 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Listing classes of nonimmigrants, such as students and tourists

  12. Section 1105a - Employment authorization for battered spouses of certain nonimmigrants

    8 U.S.C. § 1105a   Cited 2,573 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Requiring appellate courts to uphold the Board's conclusions if "supported by reasonable, substantial, and probative evidence on the record as a whole"

  13. Section 1154 - Procedure for granting immigrant status

    8 U.S.C. § 1154   Cited 1,106 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Granting immigrant status

  14. Section 1151 - Worldwide level of immigration

    8 U.S.C. § 1151   Cited 837 times
    Listing "immediate relatives" among the categories of immigrants not subject to numerical limitations on the number of visas issued annually

  15. Section 1361 - Burden of proof upon alien

    8 U.S.C. § 1361   Cited 321 times
    Providing that the burden of proof to show time, place, and manner of entry into the United States shifts to the alien once alienage is established

  16. Section 204.2 - Petitions for relatives, widows and widowers, and abused spouses and children

    8 C.F.R. § 204.2   Cited 416 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Conferring priority date retention on a derivative beneficiary only "if the subsequent petition is filed by the same petitioner"

  17. Section 204.1 - General information about immediate relative and family-sponsored petitions

    8 C.F.R. § 204.1   Cited 261 times
    Delimiting jurisdiction over immediate relative and family-sponsored visa petitions