Holding that § 212(h) precludes a waiver only for those persons who had attained the status of lawful permanent resident at the time they lawfully entered into the United States
Holding that the Immigration and Nationality Act's residual definition of "crime of violence," which simply cross-references the residual clause in § 16(b), is unconstitutionally vague
In Taveras, we held that the prior grant of a § 240A(a) waiver "did not impact the underlying drug conviction" that rendered the petitioner removable; instead the waiver only impacted "the removal arising from that conviction."
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,719 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
18 U.S.C. § 1951 Cited 11,991 times 51 Legal Analyses
Defining extortion in ACCA as “the obtaining of something of value from another, with his consent, induced by the wrongful use or threatened use of force against the person or property of another ”