Explaining that § 1201(g) of the INA directs consular officers "not to issue visas to any alien who falls within one of the excludable classes described in"
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,720 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
8 U.S.C. § 1231 Cited 7,961 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
8 U.S.C. § 1253 Cited 1,132 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"
Recognizing that applicant can meet burden for well-founded fear of persecution by demonstrating a reasonable possibility of persecution against himself as an individual or a pattern or practice of persecution against persons in a group to which he belongs