560 U.S. 563 (2010) Cited 970 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts should look to the “conviction itself,” rather than a crime or sentence with which the defendant “could have been” charged or assigned, in determining whether a previous conviction is an aggravated felony under the INA
Holding that “for purposes of satisfying the seven-years of continuous residence ‘after having been admitted in any status' required for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1229b, a parent's admission for permanent resident status is imputed to the parent's unemancipated minor children residing with the parent”
Holding that engaging in a narcotics-distribution conspiracy prior to being naturalized, and being convicted post-naturalization, are sufficient grounds for denaturalization
Holding the Attorney General's enhancement of the discretionary standard for waiver of inadmissibility—from "extreme hardship" to "extreme and extremely unusual" hardship—did not attach a new disability to an alien's past conduct or otherwise apply retroactively when, under either standard, alien was still eligible for discretionary relief
In Repouille v. United States, 165 F.2d 152 (CA2 1947), and Schmidt v. United States, 177 F.2d 450, 451 (CA2 1949), Judge Learned Hand wrote that the standard of "good moral character" in the Nationality Act was to be judged by "the generally accepted moral conventions current at the time."
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,770 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. § 1231 Cited 7,991 times 13 Legal Analyses
Concluding that once petitioner's removal order was reinstated, he was no longer eligible for "relief" in the form of adjustment of status-even if he could obtain a Form I-212 waiver
8 U.S.C. § 1229a Cited 6,428 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”
8 U.S.C. § 1229b Cited 5,209 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”
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
8 C.F.R. § 1240.8 Cited 312 times 4 Legal Analyses
Applying "clearly and beyond doubt" burden to "proceedings commenced upon a respondent's arrival" or "[a]liens present in the United States without being admitted"