In re Bustamante

12 Cited authorities

  1. INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca

    480 U.S. 421 (1987)   Cited 2,410 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the phrase "well-founded fear," which is also found in 8 U.S.C. § 1101, is ambiguous
  2. Russello v. United States

    464 U.S. 16 (1983)   Cited 2,128 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that where "Congress includes particular language in one section of a statute but omits it in another section of the same Act," courts presume that "Congress acts intentionally and purposely in the disparate inclusion or exclusion"
  3. United States v. Gonzales

    520 U.S. 1 (1997)   Cited 636 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "any other term of imprisonment" includes terms imposed by state courts
  4. K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc.

    486 U.S. 281 (1988)   Cited 806 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding a C.F.R. provision invalid because it conflicted with the unequivocal language of the statute
  5. INS v. Phinpathya

    464 U.S. 183 (1984)   Cited 248 times
    Holding that thirty-two-year-old statute must still be given its plain meaning
  6. Gonzalez-Gonzalez v. Ashcroft

    390 F.3d 649 (9th Cir. 2004)   Cited 53 times
    Holding that an unadmitted noncitizen who was convicted of a crime of domestic violence—a conviction that renders an admitted noncitizen deportable under § 1227 but that does not render an unadmitted noncitizen inadmissible under § 1182—was ineligible for cancellation of removal because "[t]he plain language of § 1229b indicates that it should be read to cross-reference a list of offenses in three statutes, rather than the statutes as a whole"
  7. Sanchez v. Holder

    560 F.3d 1028 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 42 times
    In Sanchez, we held that section 1182(d)(11) does not permit the Attorney General to waive the smuggling bar for applicants for cancellation of removal.
  8. Barma v. Holder

    640 F.3d 749 (7th Cir. 2011)   Cited 18 times
    Noting statutory interpretation begins with the plain language of the statute
  9. Miller v. United States I.N.S.

    762 F.2d 21 (3d Cir. 1985)   Cited 7 times
    Holding that conviction during the relevant period for welfare fraud, a crime of moral turpitude, precludes the alien from being eligible for suspension of deportation under § 1254
  10. Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1182   Cited 9,912 times   69 Legal Analyses
    Holding deportable aliens who have been convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"
  11. Section 1229b - Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status

    8 U.S.C. § 1229b   Cited 5,205 times   24 Legal Analyses
    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”
  12. Section 1255 - Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence

    8 U.S.C. § 1255   Cited 2,896 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Listing classes of nonimmigrants, such as students and tourists