Dada v. Mukasey was an immigration case reviewed by the United States Supreme Court in 2007.[1] Samson T. Dada is a citizen of Nigeria who had married an American citizen. When immigration officials tried to deport him, for overstaying his visa, he appealed, claiming his marriage entitled him to remain in the United States.
The Court ruled, in a 5-4 decision, that complying with a deportation order did not strip an immigrant of the right to appeal the deportation order.[1] Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the majority opinion, joined by Justices John Paul Stevens, David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Stephen G. Breyer. Justice Antonin Scalia was joined by Justices John G. Roberts Jr. and Clarence Thomas in the minority report. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote a separate minority report.