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In re Nelson

14 Cited authorities

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

    467 U.S. 837 (1984)   Cited 16,266 times   625 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"

  2. Najjar v. Ashcroft

    257 F.3d 1262 (11th Cir. 2001)   Cited 1,105 times
    Holding that because the applicants failed to show a fear of persecution sufficient for an asylum claim, it followed that they could not make the higher showing necessary to support a claim under the Convention Against Torture

  3. Ram v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

    243 F.3d 510 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 517 times
    Holding that Congressional line-drawing under NACARA is rationally related to a diplomatic interest

  4. Briseno-Flores v. Attorney General

    492 F.3d 226 (3d Cir. 2007)   Cited 78 times
    Finding that the alien stopped accruing time of continuous physical presence when he committed his first offense and noting: “we conclude that the BIA's interpretation of § 1229b(d) in Mendoza–Sandino is reasonable, even though others may disagree with it. Therefore, under Chevron, that interpretation is entitled to deference.”

  5. Afolayan v. INS

    219 F.3d 784 (8th Cir. 2000)   Cited 43 times
    Holding that the BIA's conclusion that IIRIRA does not allow a new seven-year clock to restart following the issuance of a deportation order is "reasonable and consistent with the statute's language and legislative history"

  6. Okeke v. Gonzales

    407 F.3d 585 (3d Cir. 2005)   Cited 25 times
    Finding that petitioner's "commission of a controlled substance offense in 1983 . . . triggered the 'stop-time' provision," but remanding to the BIA on other grounds

  7. Tablie v. Gonzales

    471 F.3d 60 (2d Cir. 2006)   Cited 19 times
    Finding § 1229b(d)(B) to be retroactive and denying relief

  8. Peralta v. Gonzales

    441 F.3d 23 (1st Cir. 2006)   Cited 17 times
    Opposing view

  9. McBride v. I.N.S.

    238 F.3d 371 (5th Cir. 2001)   Cited 8 times

    Nos. 97-60349, 99-60610. January 19, 2001. Thomas Perrill Adams (argued), Law Office of Thomas P. Adams, New Orleans, LA, for Petitioners. Marshall Tamor Golding (argued), Robert L. Bombaugh, Director, Richard M. Evans, Jeffrey Jay Bernstein, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Div., Janet Reno, Office of the U.S. Atty. Gen., Civil Div., Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, Lynne Underdown, I.N.S., District Directors Office, Attn: Joe A. Aguilar, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent

  10. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,819 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

  11. Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1182   Cited 9,968 times   72 Legal Analyses
    Holding deportable aliens who have been convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"

  12. Section 1227 - Deportable aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1227   Cited 8,068 times   42 Legal Analyses
    Granting this discretion to the Attorney General

  13. Section 1229b - Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status

    8 U.S.C. § 1229b   Cited 5,222 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”

  14. Section 221.25 - [Repealed]

    N.Y. Penal Law § 221.25   Cited 80 times

    N.Y. Penal Law § 221.25 Repealed by New York Laws 2021, ch. 92,Sec. 15, eff. 3/31/2021.