557 U.S. 29 (2009) Cited 584 times 17 Legal Analyses
Holding that a statute requires "a circumstance-specific approach" where it refers to "conduct involved 'in' the commission of the offense of conviction, rather than to the elements of the offense"
491 U.S. 617 (1989) Cited 924 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding the requirements for third-party standing satisfied even when there was no hindrance preventing individuals from bringing their own constitutional claims
Holding the agency did not need to "explicitly" list or discuss the elements required to prove possession of a firearm by a felon when the agency "noted facts which correspond to all the elements of the offense as weighing in favor of the crime being particularly serious"
Holding that an indictment's inclusion of unnecessary allegations of "overt acts" in charging a wire-fraud conspiracy offense under 18 U.S.C. § 1349 did not mean that the indictment should be construed as instead relying on the general conspiracy statute, 18 U.S.C. § 371, which (unlike § 1349) requires an overt act
Holding that neither the IJ nor BIA abused discretion in particularly serious crime determination where they reviewed the conviction itself, the guilty plea's Statement of Facts, the sentence, the restitution order, and the petitioner's lack of remorse
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,425 times 91 Legal Analyses
Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status
8 U.S.C. § 1231 Cited 7,830 times 13 Legal Analyses
Concluding that once petitioner's removal order was reinstated, he was no longer eligible for "relief" in the form of adjustment of status-even if he could obtain a Form I-212 waiver
8 U.S.C. § 1229a Cited 6,321 times 8 Legal Analyses
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”
Stating that for an alien to be eligible for deferral of removal under the CAT, they must "ha[ve] been found under § 1208.16(c) to be entitled to protection under the Convention Against Torture"
8 C.F.R. § 1240.8 Cited 307 times 4 Legal Analyses
Applying "clearly and beyond doubt" burden to "proceedings commenced upon a respondent's arrival" or "[a]liens present in the United States without being admitted"