Lindh v. Murphy

Holding that the statutory language must be "so clear that it [can] sustain only one interpretation" favoring retroactivity

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

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

Landgraf v. USI Film Prods.

Holding that a statute may apply retroactively when "clear congressional intent favor such a result"

INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca

Holding that the phrase "well-founded fear," which is also found in 8 U.S.C. § 1101, is ambiguous

Lynce v. Mathis

Holding the cancellation of early release credits violated the Ex Post Facto Clause

Lorillard v. Pons

Holding that the presumption of legislative ratification attaches where there is “an administrative or judicial interpretation of a statute,” and Congress “re-enacts statute without change”

Hughes Aircraft v. U.S. ex Rel. Schumer

Holding that the presumption against retroactivity must apply “unless Congress has clearly manifested its intent to the contrary”

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Smith v. Ware

Holding an NYSE rule requiring arbitration of disputes between member firms and their employees did not "fall under the shadow of the federal umbrella" and could not preempt California law

Goncalves v. Reno

Holding that, under the transitional rules, habeas review remained because Congress did not explicitly remove it

Yang v. Immigration and Naturalization Serv

Holding that section 306 of the IIRIRA deprives courts of jurisdiction over statutory habeas claims but, of course, leaves constitutional habeas intact

Section 1252 - Judicial review of orders of removal

Holding court had no jurisdiction to review "any judgment regarding the granting of relief under section . . . 1229b"

Section 1326 - Reentry of removed aliens

Defining offense elements

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 1231 - Detention and removal of aliens ordered removed

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

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 1105a - Employment authorization for battered spouses of certain nonimmigrants

Requiring appellate courts to uphold the Board's conclusions if "supported by reasonable, substantial, and probative evidence on the record as a whole"

Section 1251 - Transferred

Delineating crimes that make alien deportable

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 241.8 - Reinstatement of removal orders

Providing an exception to the immediate reinstatement of a removal order to allow an alien to seek withholding of removal

Section 212.2 - Consent to reapply for admission after deportation, removal or departure at Government expense

Providing that Attorney General may consent to readmission twenty years after aggravated-felony removal

Section 239.2 - Cancellation of notice to appear

Allowing an officer to dismiss a case after proceedings have begun on the same grounds

Section 241.7 - Self-removal