In re Mensah

16 Cited authorities

  1. Anderson v. Bessemer City

    470 U.S. 564 (1985)   Cited 10,974 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a factfinder's choice between two permissible views of the evidence cannot be clearly erroneous
  2. Kungys v. United States

    485 U.S. 759 (1988)   Cited 708 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the government must meet its burden with "clear, unequivocal, and convincing" evidence
  3. Cooper v. Harris

    137 S. Ct. 1455 (2017)   Cited 225 times
    Holding that Plaintiffs must make a showing that race was the predominant factor in the districting decision, and upon making that showing, the burden shifts to the defendant to demonstrate that its race-based sorting survives strict scrutiny
  4. Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1182   Cited 9,958 times   71 Legal Analyses
    Holding deportable aliens who have been convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"
  5. Section 1227 - Deportable aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1227   Cited 8,062 times   42 Legal Analyses
    Granting this discretion to the Attorney General
  6. Section 1229a - Removal proceedings

    8 U.S.C. § 1229a   Cited 6,446 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Granting a noncitizen the right to file one motion to reopen and providing that “the motion to reopen shall be filed within 90 days of the date of entry of a final administrative order of removal”
  7. Section 1255 - Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence

    8 U.S.C. § 1255   Cited 2,912 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Listing classes of nonimmigrants, such as students and tourists
  8. Section 1154 - Procedure for granting immigrant status

    8 U.S.C. § 1154   Cited 1,176 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Granting immigrant status
  9. Section 1151 - Worldwide level of immigration

    8 U.S.C. § 1151   Cited 888 times
    Defining "immediate relatives"
  10. Section 1186a - Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses and sons and daughters

    8 U.S.C. § 1186a   Cited 377 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Providing for hardship waivers for "for an alien who fails to meet the requirements of paragraph"
  11. Section 1324d - Civil penalties for failure to depart

    8 U.S.C. § 1324d   Cited 16 times
    Providing civil penalties for similar conduct
  12. Section 1240.8 - Burdens of proof in removal proceedings

    8 C.F.R. § 1240.8   Cited 312 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Applying "clearly and beyond doubt" burden to "proceedings commenced upon a respondent's arrival" or "[a]liens present in the United States without being admitted"
  13. Section 1245.2 - Application

    8 C.F.R. § 1245.2   Cited 202 times
    Granting "exclusive jurisdiction" over the issue to the IJ once removal proceedings are initiated
  14. Section 216.5 - Waiver of requirement to file joint petition to remove conditions by alien spouse

    8 C.F.R. § 216.5   Cited 63 times
    Listing types of evidence relevant to good faith marriage waiver
  15. Section 216.4 - Joint petition to remove conditional basis of lawful permanent resident status for alien spouse

    8 C.F.R. § 216.4   Cited 61 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Providing that if the Attorney General denies a conditional LPR's petition to remove conditions, the "alien's lawful permanent resident status shall be terminated "
  16. Section 280.53 - Civil monetary penalties inflation adjustment

    8 C.F.R. § 280.53   1 Legal Analyses

    (a)Statutory authority. In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-410 , 104 Stat. 890, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Public Law 114-74 , Sec. 701, 129 Stat . 599, the civil monetary penalties listed in paragraph (b) of this section are adjusted as provided in paragraph (b). (b)Adjustment of penalties. For violations occurring on or before November 2, 2015, the penalty