INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca

Holding that the phrase "well-founded fear," which is also found in 8 U.S.C. § 1101, is ambiguous

Russello v. United States

Holding that where "Congress includes particular language in one section of a statute but omits it in another section of the same Act," courts presume that "Congress acts intentionally and purposely in the disparate inclusion or exclusion"

Kungys v. United States

Holding that the government must meet its burden with "clear, unequivocal, and convincing" evidence

Colautti v. Franklin

Holding an abortion statute that imposed strict liability was impermissibly vague where it was "unclear whether the statute imports a purely subjective standard, or whether it imposes a mixed subjective and objective standard."

Woodby v. Immigration Service

Holding that "no deportation order may be entered unless it is found by clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence that the facts alleged as grounds for deportation are true"

INS v. Phinpathya

Holding that thirty-two-year-old statute must still be given its plain meaning

Jarecki v. G. D. Searle Co.

Concluding that in a statute referring to "[i]ncome resulting from exploration, discovery, or prospecting" the word "discovery" is limited to only drilling and mining activities because the other words "strongly suggest that a precise and narrow application [of the word `discovery'] was intended"

United States v. Wong Kim Bo

Suggesting in dictum that the Ninth Circuit's statutory construction is correct

Francis v. Immigration Naturalization Serv

Holding that "fundamental fairness" dictates that § 212(c) apply to resident aliens in deportation as well as exclusion proceedings

Ziffrin, Inc. v. United States

Upholding the Interstate Commerce Commission's denial of an appellant's application for a permit to continue designated contract carrier operations under the grandfather clause of a particular statute, because Congress amended the relevant laws between the appellant's filing of the application and the Interstate Commerce Commission's final order, adding an additional requirement that the appellant could not fulfill

Section 1252 - Judicial review of orders of removal

Holding court had no jurisdiction to review "any judgment regarding the granting of relief under section . . . 1229b"

Section 1326 - Reentry of removed aliens

Defining offense elements

Section 1101 - Definitions

Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status

Section 1158 - Asylum

Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"

Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

Holding deportable aliens who have been convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"

Section 1251 - Transferred

Delineating crimes that make alien deportable

Section 1253 - Penalties related to removal

Establishing an exception to withholding for a dangerous alien who has been convicted of a "particularly serious crime," defined to include an "aggravated felony"

Section 1103 - Powers and duties of the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Attorney General

Granting the Attorney General power to "establish such regulations" and "review . . . administrative determinations in immigration proceedings"

Section 1327 - Aiding or assisting certain aliens to enter

Codifying the federal offense of assisting with unlawful entry to the United States as to an alien inadmissible for having committed an aggravated felony

Section 1252a - Transferred

Section 208.14 - Approval, denial, referral, or dismissal of application

Denying asylum to applicants firmly resettled

Section 212.3 - Application for the exercise of discretion under section 212(c)

Codifying the interpretation upheld in Castillo-Felix