The following excerpt is from Laing v. Sessions, 16-114 (2nd Cir. 2017):
In order to prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, Laing must show "that competent counsel would have acted otherwise," and "that he was prejudiced by his counsel's performance. Rabiu v. INS, 41 F.3d 879, 882 (2d Cir. 1994) (internal quotation marks omitted).
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