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In re Vazquez

14 Cited authorities

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

    467 U.S. 837 (1984)   Cited 16,042 times   505 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"

  2. Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.

    519 U.S. 337 (1997)   Cited 2,480 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the term “employees” carries a different meaning in different sections of Title VII

  3. National Cable Telecom. Assn. v. Brand X Internet S

    545 U.S. 967 (2005)   Cited 1,179 times   41 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an agency is free within "the limits of reasoned interpretation to change course" only if it "adequately justifies the change"

  4. K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc.

    486 U.S. 281 (1988)   Cited 795 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding a C.F.R. provision invalid because it conflicted with the unequivocal language of the statute

  5. Negusie v. Holder

    555 U.S. 511 (2009)   Cited 215 times   1 Legal Analyses
    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

  6. Lozada v. I.N.S.

    857 F.2d 10 (1st Cir. 1988)   Cited 159 times
    Holding that the Sixth Amendment does not apply to deportation proceedings because they are considered civil in nature

  7. Thuy-Xuan Mai v. Gonzales

    473 F.3d 162 (5th Cir. 2006)   Cited 78 times
    Finding that counsel was deficient where there was "no plausible explanation for how counsel's strategy resulted in any possible tactical advantage"

  8. Tovar v. U.S. Attorney General

    646 F.3d 1300 (11th Cir. 2011)   Cited 9 times
    Deferring to the BIA's interpretation of the INA term "sought to acquire"

  9. Section 1158 - Asylum

    8 U.S.C. § 1158   Cited 10,480 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"

  10. Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1182   Cited 9,767 times   67 Legal Analyses
    Holding deportable aliens who have been convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"

  11. Section 1255 - Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence

    8 U.S.C. § 1255   Cited 2,848 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Listing classes of nonimmigrants, such as students and tourists

  12. Section 1153 - Allocation of immigrant visas

    8 U.S.C. § 1153   Cited 1,167 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Determining an applicant's age as " the age of the alien on the date on which an immigrant visa number becomes available for such alien . . . but only if the alien has sought to acquire the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence within one year of such availability; reduced by (B) the number of days in the period during which the applicable petition . . . was pending"

  13. Section 42.67 - Execution of application, registration, and fingerprinting

    22 C.F.R. § 42.67   Cited 31 times
    Outlining application fees and additional documentation that an applicant must submit to NVC to complete the application

  14. Section 42.63 - Definitions

    22 C.F.R. § 42.63   Cited 8 times

    (a)Application forms - (1)Application on Form DS-230 or Form DS-260 required. Every alien applying for an immigrant visa must make application, as directed by the consular officer, on Form DS-230, Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration, or on Form DS-260, Electronic Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration. This requirement may not be waived. Form DS-230 consists of parts I and II which, together, are meant in any reference to this Form. (2)Application of alien under 14