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In re D-R-

65 Cited authorities

  1. Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Res. Def. Council

    467 U.S. 837 (1984)   Cited 16,207 times   616 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"

  2. Anderson v. Bessemer City

    470 U.S. 564 (1985)   Cited 10,923 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a factfinder's choice between two permissible views of the evidence cannot be clearly erroneous

  3. INS v. Elias-Zacarias

    502 U.S. 478 (1992)   Cited 5,174 times
    Holding that central to the asylum statute is that persecution must be on account of a statutorily protected ground, making the assailant's "motive critical"

  4. INS v. Lopez-Mendoza

    468 U.S. 1032 (1984)   Cited 991 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "deportation is not to punish past transgressions but rather to put an end to a continuing violation of the immigration laws."

  5. Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzales

    548 U.S. 30 (2006)   Cited 410 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Section 1231's "removal period" does "not begin until the date of the Court's final order"

  6. Kungys v. United States

    485 U.S. 759 (1988)   Cited 704 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the government must meet its burden with "clear, unequivocal, and convincing" evidence

  7. Bickerstaff v. Vassar College

    196 F.3d 435 (2d Cir. 1999)   Cited 1,352 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding affidavits based on conclusory allegations insufficient at summary judgment

  8. Siewe v. Gonzales

    480 F.3d 160 (2d Cir. 2007)   Cited 835 times
    Holding that we defer to the IJ as the finder of fact "[w]here there are two permissible views of the evidence"

  9. Fedorenko v. United States

    449 U.S. 490 (1981)   Cited 463 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the Government carries a heavy burden of proof in a proceeding to divest a naturalized citizen of his citizenship" because "loss [of citizenship] can have severe and unsettling consequences"

  10. Xiaoguang Gu v. Gonzales

    454 F.3d 1014 (9th Cir. 2006)   Cited 527 times
    Holding that a one-time beating did not compel a finding of past persecution

  11. Rule 702 - Testimony by Expert Witnesses

    Fed. R. Evid. 702   Cited 27,605 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Adopting the Daubert standard

  12. Section 1158 - Asylum

    8 U.S.C. § 1158   Cited 10,663 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"

  13. Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1182   Cited 9,903 times   69 Legal Analyses
    Holding deportable aliens who have been convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"

  14. Section 1227 - Deportable aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1227   Cited 8,029 times   41 Legal Analyses
    Granting this discretion to the Attorney General

  15. Section 1229a - Removal proceedings

    8 U.S.C. § 1229a   Cited 6,397 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Granting a noncitizen the right to file one motion to reopen and providing that “the motion to reopen shall be filed within 90 days of the date of entry of a final administrative order of removal”

  16. Rule 901 - Authenticating or Identifying Evidence

    Fed. R. Evid. 901   Cited 5,320 times   53 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[t]estimony that a matter is what it is claimed to be" is sufficient authentication

  17. Rule 703 - Bases of an Expert's Opinion Testimony

    Fed. R. Evid. 703   Cited 4,925 times   27 Legal Analyses
    Explaining that facts or data of a type upon which experts in the field would reasonably rely in forming an opinion need not be admissible in order for the expert's opinion based on the facts and data to be admitted

  18. Section 1350 - Alien's action for tort

    28 U.S.C. § 1350   Cited 1,190 times   64 Legal Analyses
    Granting district courts jurisdiction over "any civil action . . . for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations"

  19. Section 1256 - Rescission of adjustment of status; effect upon naturalized citizen

    8 U.S.C. § 1256   Cited 117 times
    Providing for rescission of adjusted status if within five years it appears the alien "was not in fact eligible for such adjustment of status" when it was granted

  20. Section 1003.10 - Immigration judges

    8 C.F.R. § 1003.10   Cited 85 times
    Authorizing Director to "designate . . . temporary immigration judges for renewable terms not to exceed six months"

  21. Section 1287.6 - Proof of official records

    8 C.F.R. § 1287.6   Cited 84 times
    Setting out procedures for authentication of official foreign documents

  22. Section 1003.33 - Translation of documents

    8 C.F.R. § 1003.33   Cited 33 times
    Describing requirements for translation of documents