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· 8/2/2007

Carcamo v. U.S. Department of Justice

Citations

  • 498 F.3d 94
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 18321
  • 2007 WL 2198910

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that courts “lack jurisdiction to review the IJ’s discretionary denial of voluntary departure, [where the petitioner] raises no colorable constitutional claims or questions of law”
  • We note that, in Nadir's case, the IJ’s finding that Nadir did not present a valid passport is not unambiguously contradicted by the record.
  • We note that, in Nadir's case, the IJ’s finding that Nadir did not present a valid passport is not unambiguously contradicted by the record.
  • “Due process does not require that the 15 IJ credit [an applicant’s] testimony over the evidence contained in the criminal 16 complaint.”
  • “[W]e are barred by statute from reviewing the denial of a request for voluntary departure.”
  • “[Petitioner’s] talismanic invocation of the language of due process is insufficient to confer jurisdiction on this Court, as [petitioner] must allege at least a colorable constitutional violation.” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)

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Judges: Walker, Cabranes, Pauley

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