Finding that the Board abused its discretion by either ignoring or overlooking the petitioner's most compelling equity — namely, the persecution he asserted he would suffer if deported
Holding statute itself expresses cause and effect relationship between conviction and community danger obviating need for independent finding on latter
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,671 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. § 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"
Indicating that an applicant who leaves the United States and returns to the country of claimed persecution is presumed to have abandoned her application, absent compelling reasons