Indiana v. Edwards

Holding that the court did not violate the Sixth Amendment by appointing counsel against defendant's objection where defendant was competent to stand trial but not competent to conduct trial proceedings by himself

Reno v. Flores

Holding that, in the immigration context, minors aged sixteen or seventeen are not "too young or too ignorant to exercise" their right to make a revocable waiver of a removal or deportation hearing

Drope v. Missouri

Holding that a defendant's "demeanor at trial" may establish a need for further inquiry into the defendant's competency

Landon v. Plasencia

Holding that such aliens are entitled to protections of Due Process Clause in exclusion proceedings

Shaughnessy v. Mezei

Holding that an excluded alien's indefinite detention on Ellis Island did not violate constitutional law because “he is treated as if he stopped at the border”

Ladha v. I.N.S.

Holding that an IJ may not require corroborative evidence from an otherwise credible applicant

Nelson v. I.N.S.

Holding that persecution "must rise above unpleasantness, harassment, and even basic suffering"

Muñoz-Monsalve v. Mukasey

Holding that noncitizen's due process rights were not violated by IJ's decision not to order a competency evaluation where the noncitizen did not request a competency evaluation, the noncitizen did not "bring the possibility of incompetence to the attention of the [IJ]," and "[t]he record contain[ed] no significantly probative evidence of any lack of competency"

Mohamed v. Gonzales

Holding that a petition for review is "an adequate substitute" for habeas corpus

Brue v. Gonzales

Holding court has jurisdiction to review "whether the BIA applied the correct legal standard in making its determination"

Section 1101 - Definitions

Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status

Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

Holding deportable aliens who have been convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"

Section 1227 - Deportable aliens

Granting this discretion to the Attorney General

Section 1229a - Removal proceedings

Granting a noncitizen the right to file one motion to reopen and providing that “the motion to reopen shall be filed within 90 days of the date of entry of a final administrative order of removal”

Section 1229b - Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status

Granting the Attorney General discretion to cancel the removal of an alien who has “been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a ... parent who is ... a United States citizen”

Section 1240.11 - Ancillary matters, applications

Requiring the immigration judge to inform an alien of his "apparent eligibility" for relief from removal

Section 1003.10 - Immigration judges

Authorizing Director to "designate . . . temporary immigration judges for renewable terms not to exceed six months"

Section 1240.4 - Incompetent respondents