415 U.S. 199 (1974) Cited 909 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that “[t]he power of an administrative agency to administer a congressionally created and funded program necessarily requires the formulation of policy and the making of rules to fill any gap left, implicitly or explicitly, by Congress” but noting that “[n]o matter how rational or consistent with congressional intent a particular decision might be, [such decision] cannot be made on an ad hoc basis ...”
349 U.S. 302 (1955) Cited 258 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that it does not violate due process to have an adjudicator who is "subject to the supervision and control of officials in the Immigration Service charged with investigative and prosecuting functions"
Holding that "an alien claiming the INS has failed to adhere to its own regulations regarding the right to counsel in a deportation hearing is not required to make a showing of prejudice before he is entitled to relief"
Applying reasonableness review to both prongs, including whether the agency's interpretation of "crime involving moral turpitude" is reasonable, and whether the BIA's conclusion that the legal standard has been met was reasonably based on substantial evidence; however, the case involved the question of whether an alien had been convicted of two crimes of moral turpitude that were not a "single scheme" under Section 241, not whether the crimes involved were "crimes involving moral turpitude"
Holding that the determination that an alien is an undesirable person "is not a conviction of crime, nor is the deportation a punishment; it is simply a refusal by the Government to harbor persons whom it does not want"
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,700 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 7,954 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