13 Cited authorities
Barrios v. Holder
581 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 2009) Cited 340 timesHolding that young men in Guatemala who resist gang recruitment was not a cognizable social group
Holder v. Carlos Martinez Gutierrez. Eric H. Holder
566 U.S. 583 (2012) Cited 86 timesHolding that a child “must meet [§ 1229b(a)'s] requirements on his own, without counting a parent's years of residence or immigration status”
Cuevas-Gaspar v. Gonzales
430 F.3d 1013 (9th Cir. 2005) Cited 117 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that “for purposes of satisfying the seven-years of continuous residence ‘after having been admitted in any status' required for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b, a parent's admission for permanent resident status is imputed to the parent's unemancipated minor children residing with the parent”
De Leon-Ochoa v. Attorney General of the United States
622 F.3d 341 (3d Cir. 2010) Cited 50 timesHolding that the Chevron inquiry ends "if Congress has spoken directly to the question at issue, in which case 'both the agency and the court must give effect to the plain language of the statute.'"
Castillo–Enriquez v. Holder
690 F.3d 667 (5th Cir. 2012) Cited 44 timesHolding that extortion "by an anonymous group of individuals who perceive petitioner's family to be wealthy does not" warrant withholding of removal
Cervantes v. Holder
597 F.3d 229 (4th Cir. 2010) Cited 17 timesRuling that the BIA's rejection of derivative presence and residency was reasonable
Lepe-Guitron v. I.N.S.
16 F.3d 1021 (9th Cir. 1994) Cited 25 timesHolding that a parent's “lawful unrelinquished domicile” is imputed to “a child, [who] legally entered the United States with his parents, was always legally within the country, was domiciled here, but acquired permanent resident status, still as a minor, many years after his parents achieved it”
Saucedo-Arevalo v. Holder
636 F.3d 532 (9th Cir. 2011) Cited 1 timesNo. 09-73682. Argued and Submitted January 14, 2011. Filed March 29, 2011. Henry Cruz and Stephanie Thorpe, Rios Cruz, P.S., Seattle, WA, for the petitioner. M. Jocelyn Lopez Wright and Nancy E. Friedman, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. B.I.A. No. A099-577-198. Before: SUSAN P. GRABER and RAYMOND C. FISHER, Circuit Judges, and CONSUELO B. MARSHALL, Senior
Section 1229b - Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status
8 U.S.C. § 1229b Cited 5,200 times 24 Legal AnalysesGranting 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 1254a - Temporary protected status
8 U.S.C. § 1254a Cited 246 times 3 Legal AnalysesGranting the right to live and work in the United States to citizens of designated countries afflicted by war, natural disaster, or extraordinary and temporary conditions
Section 244.2 - Eligibility
8 C.F.R. § 244.2 Cited 62 timesGranting certain aliens temporary protected status
Section 1244.2 - Eligibility
8 C.F.R. § 1244.2 Cited 14 timesExcept as provided in §§ 1244.3 and 1244.4 , an alien may in the discretion of the director be granted Temporary Protected Status if the alien establishes that he or she: (a) Is a national, as defined in section 101(a)(21) of the Act, of a foreign state designated under section 244(b) of the Act; (b) Has been continuously physically present in the United States since the effective date of the most recent designation of that foreign state; (c) Has continuously resided in the United States since such
Section 1244.1 - Definitions
8 C.F.R. § 1244.1 Cited 7 timesDefining felony for purposes of TPS eligibility