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Matter of Cortez

10 Cited authorities

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

    486 U.S. 281 (1988)   Cited 792 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding a C.F.R. provision invalid because it conflicted with the unequivocal language of the statute

  2. Gonzalez-Gonzalez v. Ashcroft

    390 F.3d 649 (9th Cir. 2004)   Cited 53 times
    Holding that an unadmitted noncitizen who was convicted of a crime of domestic violence—a conviction that renders an admitted noncitizen deportable under § 1227 but that does not render an unadmitted noncitizen inadmissible under § 1182—was ineligible for cancellation of removal because "[t]he plain language of § 1229b indicates that it should be read to cross-reference a list of offenses in three statutes, rather than the statutes as a whole"

  3. Garcia-Lopez v. Ashcroft

    334 F.3d 840 (9th Cir. 2003)   Cited 53 times
    Holding that a wobbler offense qualified for the petty offense exception when the state court's post-probation actions made the offense a misdemeanor

  4. Vasquez-Hernandez v. Holder

    590 F.3d 1053 (9th Cir. 2010)   Cited 21 times
    Holding that California Penal Code § 273.5 constitutes a crime of domestic violence

  5. McNaughton v. Imm. Nat. Service

    612 F.2d 457 (9th Cir. 1980)   Cited 28 times
    Concluding that a crime that had "intent to defraud as an element" constituted a fraud CIMT

  6. Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1182   Cited 9,718 times   66 Legal Analyses
    Holding deportable aliens who have been convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"

  7. Section 1227 - Deportable aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1227   Cited 7,891 times   40 Legal Analyses
    Granting this discretion to the Attorney General

  8. Section 1229b - Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status

    8 U.S.C. § 1229b   Cited 5,083 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Granting the Attorney General discretion to cancel the removal of an alien who has “been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a ... parent who is ... a United States citizen”

  9. Section 19 - Punishment for misdemeanor

    Cal. Pen. Code § 19   Cited 221 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Allowing misdemeanors to be punished by sentences greater than six months if permitted by law

  10. Section 10980 - Generally

    Cal. Welf. and Inst. Code § 10980   Cited 167 times
    Making a false statement or representation to obtain aid "knowing he or she is not entitled thereto" or "receiv[ing] a larger amount than that to which he or she is legally entitled" constitutes welfare fraud