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In re S-S

14 Cited authorities

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

    467 U.S. 837 (1984)   Cited 16,028 times   504 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"

  2. INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca

    480 U.S. 421 (1987)   Cited 2,391 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the phrase "well-founded fear," which is also found in 8 U.S.C. § 1101, is ambiguous

  3. Yepes-Prado v. U.S. I.N.S.

    10 F.3d 1363 (9th Cir. 1993)   Cited 92 times
    Holding that the BIA conducts de novo review when it makes an independent judgment of the record

  4. Urbina-Mauricio v. I.N.S.

    989 F.2d 1085 (9th Cir. 1993)   Cited 59 times
    Holding that the law to be applied by the BIA is that existing at the time the final administrative decision is made

  5. Beltran-Zavala v. I.N.S.

    912 F.2d 1027 (9th Cir. 1990)   Cited 13 times
    In Beltran-Zavala, in which we again approved of the Frentescu interpretation of a particularly serious crime, we stated that when determining whether a particularly serious crime has been committed, "it is the conviction that is in issue, not other acts that might render the alien dangerous to the community."

  6. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,365 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

  7. Section 1158 - Asylum

    8 U.S.C. § 1158   Cited 10,437 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"

  8. Section 1227 - Deportable aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1227   Cited 7,891 times   40 Legal Analyses
    Granting this discretion to the Attorney General

  9. Section 1231 - Detention and removal of aliens ordered removed

    8 U.S.C. § 1231   Cited 7,806 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

  10. Section 1229a - Removal proceedings

    8 U.S.C. § 1229a   Cited 6,293 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”

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

    8 U.S.C. § 1229b   Cited 5,083 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”

  12. Section 1253 - Penalties related to removal

    8 U.S.C. § 1253   Cited 1,122 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Establishing an exception to withholding for a dangerous alien who has been convicted of a "particularly serious crime," defined to include an "aggravated felony"

  13. Section 9A.56.200 - Robbery in the first degree

    Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.56.200   Cited 412 times
    Listing the elements of first degree robbery

  14. Section 239.1 - Notice to appear

    8 C.F.R. § 239.1   Cited 58 times
    Listing executive branch officers authorized to issue Notices to Appear