U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Yan Yang v. Barr
This writing
- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- July 2, 2019
- Case
- Yan Yang v. Barr
- Case status
- Decided
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LOHIER, Circuit Judge, concurring: In response to the Court's careful textual analysis of § 1158(a)(2)(D), my colleague in dissent asks, "Why would Congress do that?" Dissent Op. at 39. We could just as easily ask, why not? No rule of interpretation makes congressional mercy an oxymoron. Nor is there a canon that permits us to ignore the plain language of an immigration statute like § 1158(a)(2)(D) jus…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | July 2, 2019 |
| Opinion | Not attributed | July 2, 2019 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | July 2, 2019 |