§
IN THE MATTER OF LAM

12 Cited authorities

  1. Rosenberg v. Yee Chien Woo

    402 U.S. 49 (1971)   Cited 25 times
    Holding that the presence of firm resettlement constituted a factor for consideration in asylum petitions

  2. Chinese Am. Civic Council v. Atty. Gen., U.S.

    566 F.2d 321 (D.C. Cir. 1977)   Cited 26 times
    Holding prudential considerations restrain court from deciding difficult standing issue where case can be readily decided on merits

  3. United States v. Shaughnessy

    206 F.2d 392 (2d Cir. 1953)   Cited 41 times
    Interpreting § 243(h) of the Act, see note 5 supra

  4. Shen v. Esperdy

    428 F.2d 293 (2d Cir. 1970)   Cited 2 times

    No. 557, Docket 34212. Argued February 26, 1970. Decided June 8, 1970. Martin Burroughs, New York City, for appellant. T. Gorman Reilly, Asst. U.S. Atty. (Whitney North Seymour, Jr., U.S. Atty., for the Southern District of New York, and Stanley H. Wallenstein, Gen. Atty., Immigration and Naturalization Service, on the brief), for appellee. Before LUMBARD, Chief Judge, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judge, and DOOLING, District Judge. Sitting by designation. LUMBARD, Chief Judge: Peter Chow Lung Shen appeals

  5. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,345 times   92 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

  6. Section 1251 - Transferred

    8 U.S.C. § 1251   Cited 2,154 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Delineating crimes that make alien deportable

  7. Section 1153 - Allocation of immigrant visas

    8 U.S.C. § 1153   Cited 1,160 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"

  8. Section 1253 - Penalties related to removal

    8 U.S.C. § 1253   Cited 1,121 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"

  9. Section 1159 - Adjustment of status of refugees

    8 U.S.C. § 1159   Cited 267 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Granting Attorney General discretion to “adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence” refugee previously granted asylum and physically present in United States

  10. Section 208.14 - Approval, denial, referral, or dismissal of application

    8 C.F.R. § 208.14   Cited 91 times
    Denying asylum to applicants firmly resettled

  11. Section 208.8 - Limitations on travel outside the United States

    8 C.F.R. § 208.8   Cited 50 times
    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

  12. Section 207.1 - Eligibility

    8 C.F.R. § 207.1   Cited 11 times   1 Legal Analyses

    (a)Filing. Any alien who believes he or she is a refugee as defined in section 101(a)(42) of the Act, and is included in a refugee group identified in section 207(a) of the Act, may apply for admission to the United States by submitting an application, including biometric information, in accordance with the form instructions, as defined in 8 CFR 1.2 . (b)Firmly resettled. Any applicant (other than an applicant for derivative refugee status under 8 CFR 207.7 ) who has become firmly resettled in a