The acts of Congress give great power … It is a power to be administered, not arbitrarily and secretly, but fairly and openly, under the restraints of the tradition and principles of free government applicable where the fundamental rights of men are involved, regardless of their origin or race. It is the province of the courts, in proceedings for review, within the limits amply defined in the cases cited, to prevent abuse of this extraordinary power …
Kwock Jan Fat v. White
253 U.S. 454, 464, 40 S. Ct. 566, 570, 64 L. Ed. 1010 (1920)
[I]t is not only rational but also realistic and efficient for USCIS to rely on the records of the Immigration Court when calculating how many days have run on an applicant’s asylum clock… . This system is efficient; it prevents the duplication of work; and it decreases the risk of inconsistent calculations.
Gjondrekaj v. Napolitano
2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90233 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 2, 2011)
“Though no one would ever think of using the term honor violence (we reserve that descriptor for brown people who live somewhere else, motivated by religious...”