5/3/21
Niz-Chavez v. Garland, No. 19-863 (U.S. Apr. 29, 2021)
- non-LPR cancellation of removal; stop-time rule; implication of the indefinite article “a”; statutory interpretation; Dictionary Act; motion to reopen; claims processing rule
Tetteh v. Garland, No. 19-2357 (4th Cir. Apr. 27, 2021)
- pardons; INA § 237(a)(2)(A)(vi); Georgia First Offender Act, Ga. Code Ann. § 42-8-60; former INA § 212(c); definition of conviction
Jimenez-Rodriguez v. Garland, No. 19-2467 (4th Cir. Apr. 29, 2021)
- U-visa; waivers; Chenrey doctrine; IJ authority; INA § 212(d)(3)(A)(ii); regulatory interpretation; limits of expressio unius canon
USA v. Figueroa-Beltran, No. 16-10388 (9th Cir. Apr. 27, 2021)
- Nevada Revised Statute § 453.337; 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a); divisibility; drug trafficking; sentence enhancement