INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca

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

Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Russell

Holding that a participant's action filed pursuant to ERISA § 502 must seek remedies that provide a "benefit [to] the plan as a whole"

INS v. Aguirre-Aguirre

Holding that the BIA has authority to interpret ambiguous statutes

INS v. Lopez-Mendoza

Holding that "deportation is not to punish past transgressions but rather to put an end to a continuing violation of the immigration laws."

United States v. Bailey

Holding that if a defendant fails to support one element of a defense, "the trial court and jury need not be burdened with testimony supporting other elements"

INS v. Stevic

Holding that to qualify for withholding of removal, an applicant must demonstrate a "clear probability" of persecution if removed

Dixon v. United States

Holding that where a defense “excuse conduct that would otherwise be punishable,” but “does not controvert any of the elements of the offense itself,” the Government has no constitutional duty to overcome the defense beyond a reasonable doubt

Whitfield v. United States

Holding that a conviction for conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h) does not require proof of an overt act

Air France v. Saks

Holding that courts must “give the specific words of the treaty a meaning consistent with the shared expectations of the contracting parties”

Negusie v. Holder

Holding that Fedorenko's rule that voluntariness is irrelevant to culpability with respect to the DPA's persecutor bar need not be applied to the analogous INA persecutor bar

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 1158 - Asylum

Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"

Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

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

Section 2119 - Motor vehicles

Increasing the authorized penalty by two thirds, to 25 years

Section 113 - Assaults within maritime and territorial jurisdiction

Adopting the definition of "serious bodily injury" codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1365(g)

Section 1253 - Penalties related to removal

Establishing an exception to withholding for a dangerous alien who has been convicted of a "particularly serious crime," defined to include an "aggravated felony"

Section 1365 - Tampering with consumer products

Tampering with a consumer product

Section 2442 - Recruitment or use of child soldiers

Section 1208.17 - Deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture

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"

Section 1240.8 - Burdens of proof in removal proceedings

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"

Section 1003.47 - Identity, law enforcement, or security investigations or examinations relating to applications for immigration relief, protection, or restriction on removal

Providing that "[f]ailure to ... comply with the requirements to provide biometrics ... constitutes abandonment of the application"