Garland v. Ming Dai
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Summary
A short, plain-English overview of Garland v. Ming Dai.
In Garland v. Ming Dai, the Supreme Court addressed the Ninth Circuit's rule requiring courts to treat noncitizen testimony as credible absent an explicit adverse credibility determination. The Court found this rule inconsistent with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which mandates that reviewing courts accept administrative findings unless a reasonable adjudicator would conclude otherwise. The decision vacated and remanded the Ninth Circuit's rulings.
Holding
The single most important “bottom line” of what the Court decided in Garland v. Ming Dai.
The Court held that the Ninth Circuit's deemed-true-or-credible rule cannot be reconciled with the INA's terms.
Constitutional Concepts
These are the Constitution-related themes that appear in Garland v. Ming Dai. Click a concept to see other cases that involve the same idea.
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Why Administrative Law is relevant to Garland v. Ming Dai
The case primarily deals with the limits on judicial review of agency decisions and the proper role of courts in reviewing administrative findings.
Syllabus excerpt (verbatim)The Ninth Circuit's deemed-true-or-credible rule cannot be reconciled with the INA's terms.
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Why Judicial Review is relevant to Garland v. Ming Dai
The Court's decision focuses on the scope of judicial review over agency decisions, particularly concerning credibility determinations.
Syllabus excerpt (verbatim)A reviewing court must accept 'administrative findings' as 'conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary.'
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Why Procedural Due Process is relevant to Garland v. Ming Dai
The case involves procedural aspects of how credibility determinations should be made and reviewed, implicating fair procedures.
Syllabus excerpt (verbatim)The Ninth Circuit erred by treating credibility as dispositive of both persuasiveness and legal sufficiency.
Key Quotes
Short excerpts from the syllabus in Garland v. Ming Dai that support the summary and concepts above.
The Ninth Circuit's deemed-true-or-credible rule cannot be reconciled with the INA's terms.
A reviewing court must accept 'administrative findings' as 'conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary.'
The Ninth Circuit erred by treating credibility as dispositive of both persuasiveness and legal sufficiency.
