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In re Hernandez-Romero

No. 4026 (B.I.A. Aug. 10, 2021)
In re Hernandez-Romero

17 Cited authorities

  1. Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.

    519 U.S. 337 (1997)   Cited 2,525 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the term “employees” carries a different meaning in different sections of Title VII

  2. INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca

    480 U.S. 421 (1987)   Cited 2,408 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the phrase "well-founded fear," which is also found in 8 U.S.C. § 1101, is ambiguous

  3. Niz-Chavez v. Garland

    141 S. Ct. 1474 (2021)   Cited 409 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an NTA must consist of "a single document" containing all requisite information

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

    486 U.S. 281 (1988)   Cited 806 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding a C.F.R. provision invalid because it conflicted with the unequivocal language of the statute

  5. INS v. Bagamasbad

    429 U.S. 24 (1976)   Cited 828 times
    Holding no requirement "to arrive at purely advisory findings and conclusions as to statutory eligibility" for immigration relief when application fails for other reasons

  6. Henriquez-Rivas v. Holder

    707 F.3d 1081 (9th Cir. 2013)   Cited 550 times
    Holding that retribution for refusal to join a gang does not constitute persecution on account of a protected ground

  7. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. Dimension Financial Corp.

    474 U.S. 361 (1986)   Cited 294 times
    Holding that “[t]he ‘plain purpose’ of legislation ... is determined in the first instance with reference to the plain language of the statute itself” and explaining that “[i]nvocation of the ‘plain purpose’ of legislation at the expense of the terms of the statute itself takes no account of the processes of compromise and, in the end, prevents the effectuation of congressional intent”

  8. Barrios v. Holder

    581 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 340 times
    Holding that young men in Guatemala who resist gang recruitment was not a cognizable social group

  9. Holder v. Carlos Martinez Gutierrez. Eric H. Holder

    566 U.S. 583 (2012)   Cited 86 times
    Holding that a child “must meet [§ 1229b(a)'s] requirements on his own, without counting a parent's years of residence or immigration status”

  10. Sanchez v. Mayorkas

    141 S. Ct. 1809 (2021)   Cited 23 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a three-judge panel does not follow circuit precedent when "the reasoning or theory of our prior circuit authority is clearly irreconcilable with the reasoning or theory of intervening higher authority"

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

    8 U.S.C. § 1229b   Cited 5,203 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”

  12. Section 1255 - Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence

    8 U.S.C. § 1255   Cited 2,894 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Listing classes of nonimmigrants, such as students and tourists

  13. Section 1240.66 - Eligibility for special rule cancellation of removal

    8 C.F.R. § 1240.66   Cited 81 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Barring persecutors from special rule cancellation of removal