Legal Opinion

Jellal Benslimane v. Alberto R. Gonzales

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 30, 2005No. 04-1339PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

In the year ending on the date of the argument, different panels of this court reversed the Board of Immigration Appeals in whole or part in a staggering 40 percent of the 136 petitions to review the Board that were resolved on the merits. The corresponding figure, for the 82 civil cases during this period in which the United States was the appellee, was 18 percent. Our criticisms of the Board and of the immigration judges have frequently been severe. E.g., Dawoud v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 608, 610 (7th Cir.2005) (“the [immigration judge’s] opinion is riddled with…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. LOZADABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
  2. Yu Zhao v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  3. Julio Lozada v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  4. Jin Chen v. United States Department of Justice & Attorney General GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
  5. Succar v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by69 opinions

  1. Martinez v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  2. Ming Shi Xue v. Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  3. Kadia v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Carla Freeman v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  5. Morales Apolinar v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008

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