Holding that a presentence report may establish the fact of a prior conviction where the defendant does not contest that he was not convicted under the relevant statute
Holding that when a term in INA is undefined, the "BIA's interpretation is 'given controlling weight unless [it is] arbitrary, capricious, or manifestly contrary to the statute'" (alteration in original) (quoting Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, 467 U.S. 837, 844 (1984))
Holding 18 U.S.C. § 656, which prohibits embezzlement by a bank employee, is a divisible statute that covers embezzlement with either intent to injure or intent to defraud, even though the statute on its face does not distinguish between the two, because the caselaw applying the statute distinguishes the two in defining the elements of the crime
Holding that the "assertion that the IJ (and thus, the BIA) misconstrued the evidence and, in the bargain, relied too heavily on a vague and general report of changed country conditions ... is a classic claim of factual error"
Finding Black's Law Dictionary's definition as supporting an interpretation of § 1101(G)'s "theft offense" as a "broad" definition that includes the receipt of stolen property
Holding that the Pennsylvania theft by deception statute was both a "theft offense" under § 1101(G) and also "an offense that . . . involves fraud or deceit" under § 1101(M), and therefore subject to the requirements of both subsections, because "the state statute is bottomed on 'fraud or deceit'"
Adding an asterisk to the caption tied to a footnote to indicate "Alberto R. Gonzales is substituted for his predecessor, John Ashcroft, as Attorney General of the United States. . . ."
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,719 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
18 U.S.C. § 1951 Cited 11,991 times 51 Legal Analyses
Defining extortion in ACCA as “the obtaining of something of value from another, with his consent, induced by the wrongful use or threatened use of force against the person or property of another ”