Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Res. Def. Council

Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"

United Savings Assn. v. Timbers of Inwood Forest

Holding that § 506(b) “deni [es] ... postpetition interest to undersecured creditors,” and recognizing “an apparent anomaly” that when a debtor proves solvent, 11 U.S.C. § 726 provides for post-petition interest on unsecured claims “but not on the secured portion of undersecured creditors' claims,” but concluding that these particular “inequitable effects ... are entirely avoidable, since an undersecured creditor is entitled to ‘surrender or waive his security and prove his entire claim as an unsecured one’ ”

United States v. Menasche

Rejecting an interpretation of a statutory provision that would nullify the effect of another provision

Perry v. Commerce Loan Co.

Finding that when the plain meaning "has led to absurd or futile results" courts have reasonably followed the purpose, rather than the literal words

Cuban American Bar Ass'n, Inc. v. Christopher

Holding that Cuban and Haitian refugees seeking admission at Guantanamo Bay did not have First and Fifth Amendment rights

Montclair v. Ramsdell

In Montclair v. Ramsdell, 107 U.S. 147, Otoe County v. Baldwin, 111 U.S. 1, 16, and Ackley School District v. Hall, 113 U.S. 135, we had occasion to consider the same general question, with the same result, in connection with similar provisions in the constitutions of New Jersey, Nebraska and Iowa respectively.

Fernandez-Roque v. Smith

Holding that "excludable aliens cannot challenge either admission or parole decisions under a claim of constitutional right"

Silva v. Bell

Determining method of reallocation

Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

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

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 1255 - Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence

Listing classes of nonimmigrants, such as students and tourists

Section 1225 - Inspection by immigration officers; expedited removal of inadmissible arriving aliens; referral for hearing

Setting standard for credible fear as "a significant possibility, taking into account the ... statements made by the alien ... and such other facts as are known to the officer, that the alien could establish eligibility for asylum"

Section 1159 - Adjustment of status of refugees

Granting Attorney General discretion to “adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence” refugee previously granted asylum and physically present in United States

Section 1183 - Admission of aliens on giving bond or undertaking; return upon permanent departure

Section 245.2 - Application

Granting USCIS authority to adjudicate applications for adjustment of status outside of removal proceedings

Section 236.1 - Apprehension, custody, and detention

Providing that an authorized officer may exercise discretion to release an alien if the alien demonstrates that release would not pose a danger and the alien is likely to appear at future proceedings

Section 1.1 - Applicability

Providing that LPR status terminates upon the entry of a final order of removal