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TABLE OF DECISIONS Representing Clients in Immigration Court, 5th Ed.
A
A–A–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 140 (BIA 1998) ........................................................................... 444
A–B–, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 316 (AG 2018) ............................................ 308, 313, 322, 323, 327, 329, 339, 342, 343, 345, 346, 392
Abbas v. Lynch, 647 F. Appx. 671 (9th Cir. 2016) ........................................................................ 70
Abdallahi v. Holder, 690 F.3d 467 (6th Cir. 2012) ...................................................................... 364
Abdelghany, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 254 (BIA 2014) ............................................ 7, 252, 253, 257
Abdelqadar v. Gonzales, 413 F.3d 668 (7th Cir. 2005) ....................................................... 130, 160
Abdille v. Ashcroft, 242 F.3d 477 (3d Cir. 2001) ......................................................................... 376
Abel v. United States, 362 U.S. 217 (1960) ................................................................................... 78
Abiodun v. Gonzales, 461 F.3d 1210 (10th Cir. 2006) ................................................................... 65
Abosi, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 204 (BIA 2007) .......................................................................... 219
Accardi, United States ex rel. v. Shaughnessy, 347 U.S. 260 (1954) ............................................... 3
A–C–M–, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 303 (BIA 2018) ............................................................. 102, 374
Acosta, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 211 (BIA 1985) ......................................................... 316, 325, 335
Acosta Hidalgo, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 103 (BIA 2007) ............................................................. 88
Acquaah v. Sessions, 874 F.3d 1010 (7th Cir. 2017) ................................................................... 233
Adams v. Baker, 909 F.2d 643 (1st Cir. 1990) ............................................................................. 159
A–D–, Matter of, AXXX XXX 526 (BIA May 22, 2017) ............................................................... 355
Adeniji, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1102 (BIA 1999) .............................................................. 412, 416
Adetiba, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 506 (BIA 1992) ....................................................... 130, 154, 160
A–E–M–, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 1157 (BIA 1998) ................................................................... 326
A–G–G–, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 486 (BIA 2011) ............................................................. 376, 377
Agonafer v. Sessions, 859 F.3d 1198 (9th Cir. 2017) ................................................................... 438
Aguilar-Aquino, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 747 (BIA 2009) ........................................................... 412
Aguilar-Ramos v. Holder, 594 F.3d 701 (9th Cir. 2010) ............................................................. 386
Aguirre-Aguirre; INS v., 526 U.S. 415 (1999) ............................................................................. 370
A–H–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 774 (AG 2005) ................................................... 346, 363, 364, 371
Ahmetovic v. INS, 62 F.3d 48 (2d Cir. 1995) ............................................................................... 367
Ahortalejo-Guzman, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 465 (BIA 2011) .................................................... 153
Aioub v. Mukasey, 540 F.3d 609 (7th Cir. 2008) ......................................................................... 346
A–K–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 275 (BIA 2007) .................................................................. 318, 326
Akindemowo v. INS, 61 F.3d 282 (4th Cir. 1995) ........................................................................ 160
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Alaka v. United States Att'y Gen., 456 F.3d 88 (3d Cir. 2006) ..................................................... 368
Alarcon, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 557 (BIA 1992) ....................................................................... 156
Alarcon-Chavez v. Gonzales, 403 F.3d 343 (5th Cir. 2005) ........................................................ 440
Alarcon-Serrano v. INS, 220 F.3d 1116 (9th Cir. 2000) .............................................................. 158
Albathani v. INS, 318 F.3d 365 (1st Cir. 2003) .................................................................... 393, 425
Albillo-DeLeon v. Gonzales, 410 F.3d 1090 (9th Cir. 2005) ....................................................... 304
Albrektsen; United States v., 151 F.3d 951 (9th Cir. 1998) ........................................................... 78
Aldabesheh, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 983 (BIA 1999) ........................................................... 66, 368
Aleman Gonzalez v. Sessions, No. 18-CV-01869-JSC (N.D. Cal. June 5, 2018) ......................... 315
Alfaro, A088 966 288 (BIA Feb. 20, 2014) ................................................................................. 191
Ali v. Achim, 468 F.3d 462 (7th Cir. 2006) .................................................................................. 368
Ali v. Gonzales, 448 F.3d 515 (2d Cir. 2006) ...................................................................... 304, 450
Ali v. Mukasey, 521 F.3d 737 (7th Cir. 2008) .............................................................................. 151
Aliyev v. Mukasey, 549 F.3d 111 (2d Cir. 2008) .......................................................................... 343
Almanza-Arenas, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 771 (BIA 2009) ................................................... 63, 251
Almanza-Arenas v. Lynch, 815 F.3d 469 (9th Cir. 2016) (en banc) ..................................... 150, 155
Almarez v. Holder, 608 F.3d 638 (9th Cir. 2010) ........................................................................ 438
Almeida-Amaral v. Gonzales, 461 F.3d 231 (2d Cir. 2006) ......................................... 16, 72, 73, 75
Almeida-Sanchez v. United States, 413 U.S. 266 (1973) ............................................................... 77
Almuhtaseb v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 743 (6th Cir. 2006) ............................................................... 459
Al Mutarreb v. Holder, 561 F.3d 1023 (9th Cir. 2009) ................................................................ 441
Al-Siddiqi v. Achim, 531 F.3d 490 (7th Cir. 2008) ....................................................................... 400
Altamirano v. Gonzales, 427 F.3d 586 (9th Cir. 2005) ................................................................ 116
Alturo v. United States Att'y Gen., 716 F.3d 1310 (11th Cir. 2013) ............................................. 102
Alvarado Cortez v. Holder, 600 F. Appx. 532 (9th Cir. 2015) (unpublished) ............................. 443
Alvarez-Flares v. INS, 909 F.2d 1 (1st Cir. 1990) ....................................................................... 335
Alyazji, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 397 (BIA 2011) ........................................................ 130, 160, 240
A–M–, Matter of, 7 I&N Dec. 322 (1965) ...................................................................................... 58
A–M–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 737 (BIA 2005) .......................................................................... 277
A–M–, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 66 (BIA 2009) .................................................................... 278, 405
Amaya, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 583 (BIA 1996) .......................................................................... 22
Amaya-Saenz, Matter of, A90-897-254 (BIA Aug. 12, 2005) (unpublished) ................................ 62
Ambrosio-Domingo, A208 898 064 (BIA May 12, 2017) ............................................................. 20
American Baptist Churches v. Thornburgh, 760 F. Supp. 796 (N.D. Cal. 1991) .................. 89, 187
Aminadad Natanael Mendez-Perez, A099 623 872 (BIA Oct. 30, 2013) .................................... 443
Amir v. Gonzales, 467 F.3d 921 (6th Cir. 2006) .......................................................................... 386
Anaya-Ortiz v. Holder, 594 F.3d 673 (9th Cir. 2010) .................................................................. 369
Andazola, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 319 (BIA 2002) .................................................... 270, 271, 272
Anderson, Matter of, 16 I&N Dec. 596 (BIA 1978) .................................................... 209, 210, 287
TABLE OF DECISIONS 743
Anderson, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 888 (BIA 1994) .................................................................... 195
Anderson v. Holder, 673 F.3d 1089 (9th Cir. 2012) .................................................................... 464
Anderson v. Napolitano, 611 F.3d 275 (5th Cir. 2010) ................................................................ 128
Andrade Garcia v. Lynch, 828 F.3d 829, (9th Cir. 2016) ............................................................ 314
Antonyan v. Holder, 642 F.3d 1250 (9th Cir. 2011) .................................................................... 334
Anyelo, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 337 (BIA 2010) ........................................................................ 446
Aparicio-Brito v. Lynch, 824 F.3d 674 (7th Cir. 2016) .................................................................. 84
Arai, Matter of, 13 I&N Dec. 494 (BIA 1970) ............................................................................ 192
Arangure, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 178, 180–82 (BIA 2017) ........................................................ 61
Arbid v. Holder, 700 F.3d 379 (9th Cir. 2012) ............................................................................. 369
A–R–C–G–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 388 (BIA 2014) ................................................. 338, 339, 340
Arellano-Garcia v. Gonzales, 429 F.3d 1183 (8th Cir. 2005) ........................................................ 15
Aremu v. DHS, 450 F.3d 578 (4th Cir. 2006) .............................................................................. 130
Argaw v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 521 (4th Cir. 2005) ......................................................................... 157
Arguelles, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 811 (BIA 1999) ............................................................ 396, 398
Arias v. Lynch, 834 F.3d 823 (7th Cir. 2016) .............................................................................. 154
Arizona v. United States, 567 U.S. 387, 132 S. Ct. 2492 (2012) ..................................... 4, 448, 489
Armendarez-Mendez, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 646 (BIA 2008) .................................................. 451
Arrabally & Yerrabelly, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 771 (BIA 2012) ...................................... 127, 221
A–R–R–, AXXX XXX 004 (BIA Feb. 26, 2018) ......................................................................... 273
Arredondo v. Lynch, 824 F.3d 801 (9th Cir. 2016) ...................................................................... 443
Arreguin de Rodriguez, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 38 (BIA 1995) ............................. 69, 70, 254, 256
Arriaga-Barrientos v. INS, 937 F.2d 411 (9th Cir. 1991) ............................................................ 332
Arteaga v. INS, 836 F.2d 1227 (9th Cir. 1988) ............................................................................ 326
Arteaga de Alvarez v. Holder, 704 F.3d 730 (9th Cir. 2012) ....................................................... 273
Artigas, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 99 (BIA 2001) .......................................................................... 200
A–S–, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 1106 (BIA 1998) ......................................................................... 392
A–S–B–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 493 (BIA 2008) ....................................................................... 426
A–S–J–, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 893 (BIA 2012) ....................................................................... 381
A–T–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 617 (AG 2008) ............................................................................ 321
A–T–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 2969 (BIA 2007) ......................................................................... 321
Auguste v. Ridge, 395 F.3d 123 (3d Cir. 2005) ............................................................................ 385
Aurelio, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 458 (BIA 1987) ........................................................................ 118
Au Yi Lau v. INS, 445 F.2d 217 (D.C. Cir. 1971) ..................................................................... 81, 82
Avagyan v. Holder, 646 F.3d 672 (9th Cir. 2011) ........................................................................ 432
Averianova v. Holder, 592 F.3d 931 (8th Cir. 2010) ................................................................... 438
Avetisyan, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 688 (BIA 2012) .......................................... 35, 45, 89, 186, 225
Avila-Macias v. Ashcroft, 328 F.3d 108 (3d Cir. 2003) ............................................................... 128
Avila-Ramirez v. Holder, 764 F.3d 717 (7th Cir. 2014) ......................................................... 70, 254
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Avila-Santoyo v. United States Att'y Gen., 713 F.3d 1357 (11th Cir. 2013) (en banc) ........ 431, 444
Awale v. Ashcroft, 384 F.3d 527 (8th Cir. 2004) ......................................................................... 322
Ayala v. United States Att'y Gen., 605 F.3d 941 (11th Cir. 2010) ............................................... 335
Azanor v. Ashcroft, 364 F.3d 1013 (9th Cir. 2004) ...................................................................... 433
Azim Aziz Hooda, A205 132 314 (BIA June 20, 2016) ................................................................ 396
Azurin, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 695 (BIA 2005) ......................................................................... 257
B
B–, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 66 (BIA 1995) ................................................................................. 324
Baez-Sanchez v. Sessions, 872 F.3d 854 (7th Cir. 2017) ............................................................. 227
Bagot v. Ashcroft, 398 F.3d 252 (3d Cir. 2005) ............................................................................. 57
Bah v. Ashcroft, 341 F.3d 348 (5th Cir. 2003) ............................................................................. 364
Bah v. Mukasey, 529 F.3d 99 (2d Cir. 2008) ............................................................................... 321
Baires-Larios, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 467 (BIA 2008) ............................................................... 56
Balachova v. Mukasey, 547 F.3d 374 (2d Cir. 2008) ................................................................... 364
Balogun v. INS, 31 F.3d 8 (1st Cir. 1994) .................................................................................... 160
Banda-Ortiz v. Gonzales, 445 F.3d 387 (5th Cir. 2006) .............................................................. 395
Barahona–Gomez v. Ashcroft, 243 F. Supp. 2d 1029 (N.D. Cal. 2002) ........................................ 89
Barahona v. Holder, 691 F.3d 349 (4th Cir. 2012) .............................................................. 101, 300
Barajas-Romero v. Lynch, 846 F.3d 351 (9th Cir. 2017) ............................................................. 361
Barcenas, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 609 (BIA 1988) .......................................... 6, 15, 62, 69, 84, 85
Barocio, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 255 (BIA 1985) ....................................................................... 447
Barradas v. Holder, 582 F.3d 754 (7th Cir. 2009) ......................................................................... 85
Barroso v. Gonzales, 429 F.3d 1195 (9th Cir. 2005) ................................................................... 408
Barry v. Gonzales, 445 F.3d 741 (4th Cir. 2006) ......................................................................... 434
Barsoum v. Holder, 617 F.3d 73 (1st Cir. 2010) .......................................................................... 317
B–A–S–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 57 (BIA. 1998) ................................................................ 442, 443
Bastanipour v. INS, 980 F.2d 1129 (7th Cir. 1992) ..................................................................... 331
Batten, Matter of, 11 I&N Dec. 271 (BIA 1965) ......................................................................... 156
Battista, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 484 (BIA 1987) ....................................................................... 113
Bautista-Gomez, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 893 (BIA 2006) .................................................. 226, 227
Beato, Matter of, 10 I&N Dec. 740 (BIA 1964) .......................................................................... 155
Beck v. Ohio, 379 U.S. 89 (1964) .................................................................................................. 80
Bedoya-Melendez v. United States Att'y Gen., 680 F.3d 1321 (11th Cir. 2012) .................. 279, 281
Beekhan v. Holder, 634 F.3d 723 (2d Cir. 2011) ......................................................................... 128
Belay-Gebru v. INS, 327 F.3d 998 (10th Cir. 2003) ............................................................ 304, 450
Bellido, Matter of, 12 I&N Dec. 369 (R.C. 1967) ........................................................................ 200
Beltran-Gutierrez; United States v., 19 F.3d 1287 (9th Cir. 1994) ................................................ 85
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Benitez, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 173 (BIA 1984) .......................................................................... 85
Benitez Ramos v. Holder, 589 F.3d 426 (7th Cir. 2009) .............................................................. 336
Benjamin Luis-Garcia, A098 237 658 (BIA Jan. 21, 2011) ................................................ 427, 428
Bi Feng Liu v. Holder, 560 F.3d 485 (6th Cir. 2009) ................................................................... 438
Bilokumsky, United States ex rel. v. Tod, 263 U.S. 149 (1923) ............................................... 13, 87
Blake, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 722 (BIA 2005) .......................................................................... 252
Blancas-Lara, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 458 (BIA 2002) .............................................................. 240
Bojnoordi v. Holder, 757 F.3d 1075 (9th Cir. 2014) ................................................................... 102
Bondarenko v. Holder, 733 F.3d 899 (9th Cir. 2013) .................................................................... 15
Bong Youn Choy v. Barber, 279 F.2d 642 (9th Cir. 1960) ............................................................. 74
Bonilla v. Lynch, 840 F.3d 575 (9th Cir. 2016) ................................................................... 304, 450
Borges v. Gonzales, 402 F.3d 398 (3d Cir. 2005) ........................................................................ 444
Bosede v. Mukasey, 512 F.3d 946 (7th Cir. 2008) ....................................................................... 367
B–R–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 119 (BIA 2013) ........................................................................... 315
Bradley v. United States Att'y Gen., 603 F.3d 235 (3d Cir. 2010) ............................................... 178
Brendlin v. California, 551 U.S. 249 (2007) .................................................................................. 76
Bridges v. Wixon, 326 U.S. 135 (1945) ............................................................................ 15, 74, 444
Brieva, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 766 (BIA 2005) ................................................................. 252, 253
Brignoni-Ponce; United States v., 422 U.S. 873 (1975) ................................................................ 83
Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47 (1979) .............................................................................................. 82
Brown v. United States Customs & Border Prot., 132 F. Supp. 3d 1170 (N.D. Cal. 2015) ........... 30
Bufalino, Matter of, 12 I&N Dec. 277 (BIA 1967) ...................................................................... 354
Bui v. INS, 76 F.3d 268 (9th Cir. 1996) ......................................................................................... 20
Bulnes-Nolasco, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 57 (BIA 2009) ...................................................... 44, 451
Burgos, Matter of, 15 I&N Dec. 278 (BIA 1975) .......................................................................... 84
Bustos-Torres v. INS, 898 F.2d 1053 (5th Cir. 1990) ...................................................................... 4
B–Y–, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 236 (BIA 2010) ........................................................................... 360
C
C–, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 529 (BIA 1992) ................................................................................. 65
Cabrera, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 459 (BIA 2008) ...................................................................... 141
Cabrera Perez v. Gonzales, 456 F.3d 109 (3d Cir. 2006) ............................................................ 440
Cadet v. Bulger, 377 F.3d 1173 (11th Cir. 2004) ......................................................................... 385
C–A–L–, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 754 (BIA 1997) ...................................................................... 322
Calcano-Martinez v. INS, 533 U.S. 348 (2001) ........................................................................... 457
Calderon-Hernandez, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 885 (BIA 2012) .................................................. 272
Calle-Vujiles v. Ashcroft, 320 F.3d 472 (3d Cir. 2003) ............................................................... 450
Camarillo, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 644 (BIA 2011) ........................................................... 241, 262
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Campos-Sanchez v. INS, 164 F.3d 448 (9th Cir. 1999) ................................................................. 15
Campos-Torres, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1289 (BIA 2000) ......................................................... 263
Cano–Oyarzabal v. Holder, 774 F.3d 914 (7th Cir. 2014) .......................................................... 156
Cano v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 709 F.3d 1052 (11th Cir. 2013) ............................................................ 153
Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder, 560 U.S. 563, 130 S. Ct. 2577 (2010) ................................ 164, 460
Cardenas-Abreu, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 795 (BIA 2009) ........................................................... 65
Cardona v. Sessions, 848 F.3d 519 (1st Cir. 2017) ...................................................................... 339
Cardoza-Fonseca; INS v., 480 U.S. 421 (1987) .................................. 263, 321, 325, 344, 362, 378
Carrasco-Ibarra v. Sessions, No. 15-73012, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 12167 (9th Cir. May 9, 2018) ............................................................................................... 117
Carroll v. United States, 267 U.S. 132 (1925) ......................................................................... 77, 78
Casas-Castrillon v. DHS, 535 F.3d 942 (9th Cir. 2008) .............................................................. 418
Casillas, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 154 (BIA 1998) ........................................................................ 12
Casillas-Topete, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 317 (BIA 2010) .................................................... 94, 158
Castañeda v. Souza, 810 F.3d 15 (1st Cir. 2015) (en banc) ......................................................... 416
Castaneda-Castillo v. Holder, 638 F.3d 354 (1st Cir. 2011) ....................................................... 364
Castellano-Chacon v. INS, 341 F.3d 533 (6th Cir. 2003) ............................................................ 335
Castillo v. INS, 951 F.2d 1117 (9th Cir. 1991) ............................................................................ 326
Castillo Angulo, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 194 (BIA 2018) .............................................................. 8
Castillo-Arias v. United States Att'y Gen., 446 F.3d 1190 (11th Cir. 2006) ................................ 335
Castillo-Cruz v. Holder, 581 F.3d 1154 (9th Cir. 2009) ...................................................... 154, 364
Castillo-Perez v. INS, 212 F.3d 518 (9th Cir. 2000) ............................................................ 433, 443
Castro, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 692 (BIA 1988) ......................................................................... 260
Castro v. DHS, 835 F.3d 422 (3d Cir. 2016), cert. denied, 137 S. Ct. 1581 (2017) ............ 467, 468
Castro; United States v., 26 F.3d 557 (5th Cir. 1994) ................................................................. 155
Castro-Lopez, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 693 (BIA 2015) .............................................................. 300
Castro-Tolentino, A087 968 919 (BIA Jan. 21, 2015) ................................................................... 73
Castro-Tum, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 271 (AG 2018) .. 35, 45, 89, 90, 110, 186, 204, 225, 239, 290, 294
Catholic Social Servs., Inc. v. Meese, vacated sub nom. Reno v. Catholic Social Servs., Inc., 509 U.S. 43 (1993) .............. 313
Cavazos, Matter of, 17 I&N Dec. 215 (BIA 1980) ...................................................................... 113
C–B–, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 888 (BIA 2012) .................................................................... 36, 399
C–C–I–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 375 (BIA 2014) ................................................................... 14, 61
Cece v. Holder, 733 F.3d 662 (7th Cir. 2013) .............................................................................. 336
Central Cal. Legal Servs., Inc., Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 105 (BIA 2013) ..................................... 17
Cerna, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 399 (BIA 1991) .......................................................................... 428
Cervantes, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 560 (BIA 1999) ................................................... 209, 210, 220
Cervantes-Torres, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 351 (BIA 1996) ................................................... 62, 92
C–H–, Matter of, 9 I&N Dec. 265 (Reg'l Comm'r 1961) ............................................................. 176
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Chacon, A094 474 544 (BIA Nov. 30, 2015) .............................................................................. 191
Chairez, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 819 (BIA 2016), reconsideration denied, 27 I&N Dec. 21 (BIA 2017) ................................ 149, 150, 244
Chairez-Castrejon, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 349 (BIA 2014), modified, 26 I&N Dec. 478 (BIA 2015) ....................................................................... 66
Chaly-Garcia v. United States, 508 F.3d 1201 (9th Cir. 2007) ........................................... 295, 304
Chandra v. Holder, 751 F.3d 1034 (9th Cir. 2014) ..................................................................... 438
Chang v. INS, 119 F.3d 1055 (3d Cir. 1997) ............................................................................... 319
Channer v. DHS, 527 F.3d 275 (2d Cir. 2008) .............................................................................. 62
Chapman v. United States, 365 U.S. 610 (1961) ........................................................................... 79
Chavez-Alvarez v. United States Att’y Gen., 850 F.3d 583 (3d Cir. 2017) .................................. 155
Chavez-Alvarez v. Warden York County Prison, 783 F.3d 469 (3d Cir. 2015) ............................ 419
Chen, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 16 (BIA 1989) ............................................................................. 323
Chen v. Dep't of Justice, 471 F.3d 315 (2d Cir. 2006) ................................................................. 459
Chen v. Lynch, 810 F.3d 466 (7th Cir. 2016) ....................................................................... 393, 466
Chen v. United States Att'y Gen., 513 F.3d 1255 (11th Cir. 2008) .............................................. 438
Cheng Chen v. Gonzales, 498 F.3d 758 (7th Cir. 2007) .............................................................. 438
Choeum v. INS, 129 F.3d 29 (2d Cir. 1997) ................................................................................. 367
Chouinard, Matter of, 11 I&N Dec. 839 (BIA 1966) .................................................................. 154
Cigaran v. Heston, 159 F.3d 355 (8th Cir. 1998) ........................................................................ 320
Cinapian v. Holder, 567 F.3d 1067 (9th Cir. 2009) ....................................................................... 15
Cisneros-Gonzalez, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 668 (BIA 2004) ..................................... 243, 261, 264
Cisneros-Guerrerro v. Holder, 774 F.3d 1056 (5th Cir. 2014) .................................................... 155
C–J–H–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 284 (BIA 2014) .............................................................. 177, 228
C.J.L.G. v. Sessions, 880 F.3d 1122 (9th Cir. 2018) .................................................................... 348
Coelho, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 464 (BIA 1992) ........................................................................ 426
Colorado v. Connelly, 479 U.S. 157 (1986) .................................................................................. 79
Compean, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 51 (BIA 1995) ...................................................................... 221
Compean, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 710 (2009) .............................................................................. 17
Compean, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 1 (AG 2009) ........................................................................... 15
Contreras-Bocanegra v. Holder, 678 F.3d 811 (10th Cir. 2012) (en banc) ................... 44, 451, 466
Contreras-Largaespada, A014 701 083 (BIA Feb. 12, 2016) ..................................................... 257
Cordero-Trejo v. INS, 40 F.3d 482 (1st Cir. 1994) ...................................................................... 326
Cordova, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 966 (BIA 1999) ...................................................................... 397
Cordova-Soto v. Holder, 659 F.3d 1029 (10th Cir. 2011) ........................................................... 128
Cornelio-Pena; United States v., 435 F.3d 1279 (10th Cir. 2006) ............................................... 163
Correa, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 130 (BIA 1984) ........................................................................ 211
Cortes-Medina, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 79 (BIA 2013) ............................................................. 155
Cota-Vargas, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 849 (BIA 2005) ......................................................... 68, 245
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Coyt v. Holder, 593 F.3d 902 (9th Cir. 2010) ................................................................ 44, 451, 466
C–R–C–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 677 (BIA 2008) .............................................................. 441, 447
Crespin-Valladares v. Holder, 632 F.3d 117 (4th Cir. 2011) .............................................. 317, 459
Crespo-Gomez v. Richard, 780 F.2d 932 (11th Cir. 1986) .......................................................... 367
Crocock v. Holder, 670 F.3d 400 (2d Cir. 2012) ......................................................................... 114
Cruz-Garcia, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1155 (BIA 1999) ............................................................. 442
Cruz v. Sessions, 853 F.3d 122 (4th Cir. 2017) ............................................................................ 341
Cuauhtemoc Jesus Morales, A095 949 625 (BIA Oct. 18, 2012) ................................................ 443
Cubor-Cruz, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 470 (BIA 2011) .................................................................. 22
Cuellar-Gomez, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 850 (BIA 2012) ........................................................... 142
Cuevas-Ortega v. INS, 588 F.2d 1274 (9th Cir. 1979) ................................................................... 62
Cundall, A075 776 185 (BIA Dec. 29, 2015) .............................................................................. 140
C–V–T–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 7 (BIA 1998) .......................................... 209, 237, 239, 246, 247
C-W-L-, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 346 (BIA 2007) ....................................................................... 438
D
Daas v. Holder, 620 F.3d 1050 (9th Cir. 2010) ........................................................................... 164
Dada v. Mukasey, 554 U.S. 1 (2008) ................................................................... 406, 407, 433, 451
Dakane v. United States Att'y Gen., 399 F.3d 1269 (11th Cir. 2004) .......................................... 433
Damaize-Job v. INS, 787 F.2d 1332 (9th Cir. 1986) .................................................................... 326
Danesh, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 669 (BIA 1988) ....................................................................... 153
Daryoush, Matter of, 18 I&N Dec. 352 (BIA 1982) .................................................................... 413
Davey, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 37 (BIA 2012) ........................................................................... 416
Davies v. INS, 10 F. Appx. 223 (4th Cir. 2001) ........................................................................... 444
Davis, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 536 (BIA 1992) .......................................................... 144, 145, 164
Davis v. Mississippi, 394 U.S. 721 (1969) ..................................................................................... 78
Deanda-Romo, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 597 (BIA 2003) .................................................... 242, 264
Deang, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 57 (BIA 2017) ................................................................... 145, 163
De Jimenez v. Ashcroft, 370 F.3d 783 (8th Cir. 2004) ................................................................. 443
de la Nues, Matter of, 18 I&N Dec. 140 (BIA 1981) ................................................................... 154
De La Vega v. Gonzales, 436 F.3d 141 (2d Cir. 2006) ................................................................ 272
De Leon v. Lynch, 808 F.3d 1224 (10th Cir. 2015) ...................................................................... 155
Delgado v. Holder, 648 F.3d 1095 (9th Cir. 2011) (en banc) ...................................................... 368
Delgado; INS v., 466 U.S. 210 (1984) ........................................................................................... 81
Delgado v. Mukasey, 516 F.3d 65 (2d Cir. 2008) ........................................................ 121, 231, 232
DeLucia, Matter of, 11 I&N Dec. 565 (BIA 1966) ...................................................................... 198
De Morales v. INS, 116 F.3d 145 (5th Cir. 1997) ........................................................................ 443
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Demore v. Kim, 538 U.S. 510 (2003) ........................................................................................... 416
Denis v. United States Att'y Gen., 633 F.3d 201 (3d Cir. 2011) ................................................... 168
Dent v. Holder, 627 F.3d 365 (9th Cir. 2010) ................................................................................ 30
Desai v. United States Att'y Gen., 695 F.3d 267 (3d Cir. 2012) ........................................... 451, 466
Descamps v. United States, 570 U.S. 254, 133 S. Ct. 2276 (2013) ........ 66, 146, 147, 149, 166, 244
Desir v. Ilchert, 840 F.2d 723 (9th Cir. 1988) ............................................................................. 333
De Valle v. INS, 901 F.2d 787 (9th Cir. 1990) ............................................................................. 325
Devenpeck v. Alford, 543 U.S. 146 (2004) .................................................................................... 78
Devison-Charles, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1362 (BIA 2000) ................................. 65, 142, 151, 242
Devitri v. Cronen, 289 F. Supp. 3d 287 (D. Mass. 2018) ............................................................ 470
Dhine v. Slattery, 3 F.3d 613 (2d Cir. 1993) ................................................................................ 345
Diallo v. Ashcroft, 381 F.3d 687 (7th Cir. 2004) ......................................................................... 376
Diallo v. Gonzales, 447 F.3d 1274 (10th Cir. 2006) .................................................................... 459
Diallo v. INS, 232 F.3d 279 (2d Cir. 2000) .................................................................................. 394
Diaz-Garcia, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 794 (BIA 2012) ................................................................. 44
Diaz-Lizarraga, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 847 (BIA 2016), overruled in part by Garcia-Martinez v. Sessions, 886 F.3d 1291 (9th Cir. 2018) .... 154
Diaz Ruacho, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 47 (BIA 2006) ................................................................. 400
Diaz-Zanatta v. Holder, 558 F.3d 450 (6th Cir. 2009) ................................................................ 365
D–I–M–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 448 (BIA 2008) ...................................................... 320, 323, 324
Diop v. ICE/Homeland Security, 656 F.3d 221 (3d Cir. 2011) ............................................ 314, 419
D–J–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 572 (AG 2003) ............................................................................ 413
D–L– & A–M–, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 409 (BIA 1991) ............................................................ 112
D–M–C–P–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 644 (BIA 2015) .................................................. 39, 191, 249
Doh v. Gonzales, 193 F. Appx. 245 (4th Cir. 2006) (per curiam) (unpublished) ................. 304, 450
Dolatbhai Patel, A201-183-819 (BIA Sept. 15, 2017) ................................................................ 450
Dominguez-Herrera v. Sessions, 850 F.3d 411 (8th Cir. 2017) ................................................... 155
Dominguez Rodriguez, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 408 (BIA 2014) ........................................ 149, 169
Donawa v. United States Att'y Gen., 735 F.3d 1275 (11th Cir. 2013) ................................. 150, 164
Dorosh v. Gonzales, 398 F.3d 379 (6th Cir. 2004) ...................................................................... 393
Douglas, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 197 (BIA 2013) ........................................................................ 56
D–R–, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 445 (BIA 2011) .................................................. 111, 472, 476, 481
D–R–, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 105 (BIA 2017) .......................................................................... 364
Duarte de Guinac v. INS, 179 F.3d 1156 (9th Cir. 1999) ............................................................ 330
Ducret, Matter of, 15 I&N Dec. 620 (BIA 1976) ........................................................................ 231
Durgac v. Gonzales, 430 F.3d 849 (7th Cir. 2005) ...................................................................... 394
Duron-Ortiz v. Holder, 698 F.3d 523 (7th Cir. 2012) .................................................................. 260
D–V–, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 77 (1995) .................................................................................... 317
D–X– & Y–Z–, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 664 (BIA 2012) ............................................................. 377
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E–A–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 1 (BIA 2012) ............................................................................... 370
E–A–G–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 591 (BIA 2008) .............................................................. 336, 337
Eduard v. Ashcroft, 379 F.3d 182 (5th Cir. 2004) ....................................................................... 321
E–F–H–L–, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 226 (AG 2018), vacating Matter of E–F–H–L–, 26 I&N Dec. 319 (BIA 2014) ............................ 21, 316
E–H–, AXXX XXX 689 (BIA May 20, 2015) (unpublished) ..................................................... 248
Ekimian v. INS, 303 F.3d 1153 (9th Cir. 2002) ............................................................................ 304
Eleri v. Sessions, 852 F.3d 879 (9th Cir. 2017) ........................................................................... 217
Elias-Zacarias; INS v., 502 U.S. 478 (1992) ............................................... 327, 332, 333, 343, 363
Eneh v. Holder, 601 F.3d 943 (9th Cir. 2010) ............................................................................. 385
Enriquez-Alvarado v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 246 (5th Cir. 2004) ..................................... 304, 433, 450
Epifanio Martinez Juarez, A095 194 852 (BIA Mar. 21, 2011) .................................................. 267
E–R–, AXXX XXX 571 (BIA Dec. 21, 2016) ............................................................................... 04
E–R–M– & L–R–M–, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 520 (BIA 2011) .......................................... 309, 489
E–R–M–F– & A–S–M–, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 580 (BIA 2011) ...................... 16, 75, 76, 84, 200
Escamilla v. Holder, 459 F. Appx. 776 (10th Cir. 2012) ............................................................. 386
Escobar, Matter of, 18 I&N Dec. 412 (BIA 1983) ...................................................................... 408
Escobar v. Lynch, 846 F.3d 1019 (9th Cir. 2017) ........................................................................ 154
Eslamizar, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 684 (BIA 2004) ................................................................... 142
Espinal v. United States Att'y Gen., 653 F.3d 213 (3d Cir. 2011) .................................. 44, 451, 466
Espino-Castillo v. Holder, 770 F.3d 861 (9th Cir. 2014) ............................................................. 154
Espinoza v. INS, 45 F.3d 308 (9th Cir. 1995) ................................................................................ 85
Esponda v. United States Att'y Gen., 453 F.3d 1319 (11th Cir. 2006) ......................................... 424
Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions, 137 S. Ct. 1562 (2017) ....................................................... 145, 163
Essohou v. Gonzales, 471 F.3d 518 (4th Cir. 2006) ..................................................................... 322
Estrada, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 749 (BIA 2016) ............................................................... 150, 172
Estrada & Estrada, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 180 (BIA 2013) ............................................. 180, 181
Estrada-Espinoza v. Mukasey, 546 F.3d 1147 (9th Cir. 2008) .................................................... 145
Estupinan-Gonzalez v. Sessions, 728 F. Appx. 549 (6th Cir. 2018) ............................................ 387
Everline Gesare Nyabwari, A097 683 208 (BIA Sept. 26, 2013) ........................................ 115, 137
Evra, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 79 (BIA 2010) .............................................................................. 440
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Fadiga v. United States Att’y Gen., 488 F.3d 142 (3d Cir. 2007) ................................................ 434
Fahmy v. Holder, 576 F. Appx. 524 (6th Cir. 2014) .................................................................... 385
Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845 (9th Cir. 2003) ......................................................... 425
TABLE OF DECISIONS 751
Faruk v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 940 (9th Cir. 2004) .......................................................................... 343
Fatahi, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 791 (BIA 2016) ......................................................................... 413
Fatin v. INS, 12 F.3d 1233 (3d Cir. 1993) ........................................................... 318, 331, 334, 335
Federiso, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 661 (BIA 2008) ..................................................................... 233
Fedorenko, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 57 (BIA 1984) ................................................................ 61, 62
Fedorenko v. United States, 449 U.S. 490 (1981) ................................................................ 104, 365
Felzcerek v. INS, 75 F.3d 112 (2d Cir. 1996) .................................................................................. 4
Fernandes v. Holder, 619 F.3d 1069 (9th Cir. 2010) ................................................................... 428
Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzales, 548 U.S. 30 (2006) ................................................................... 121
Ferreira, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 415 (BIA 2014) ........................................................ 67, 146, 158
Fiadjoe v. United States Att'y Gen., 411 F.3d 135 (3d Cir. 2005) ............................................... 391
Filja v. Gonzales, 447 F.3d 241 (3d Cir. 2006) ........................................................................... 437
Fisher v. INS, 79 F.3d 955 (9th Cir. 1996) .................................................................................. 331
Fitzpatrick, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 559 (BIA 2015) .................................................................. 140
Fitzpatrick v. Sessions, 847 F.3d 913 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 138 S. Ct. 221 (2017) .................. 140
Flores v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 666 (7th Cir. 2003) ......................................................................... 146
Flores-Chavez v. Ashcroft, 362 F.3d 1150 (9th Cir. 2004) .................................................... 22, 447
Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 (1991) .................................................................................. 77, 81
Fong Yue Ting v. United States, 149 U.S. 698 (1893) ..................................................................... 3
F–P–R–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 681 (BIA 2008) ...................................................................... 353
Francisco Ronaldi Juarez-Munoz, 2016 WL 4120559 (BIA July 13, 2016) ........................... 84, 86
Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder, 828 F. Supp. 2d 1133 (C.D. Cal. 2011) ............................................ 26
Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder, No. CV 10-02211 DMG (DTBx) (C.D. Cal. Apr. 23, 2013) ..... 26, 27
Franklin, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 867 (BIA 1994) ...................................................... 151, 153, 242
Frentescu, Matter of, 18 I&N Dec. 244 (BIA 1982) ...................................................... 65, 154, 366
Fualaau, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 475 (BIA 1996) ...................................................................... 152
Fuentes, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 658 (BIA 1988) ......................................................... 65, 154, 366
Fuentes-Erazo v. Sessions, 848 F.3d 847 (8th Cir. 2017) ............................................................ 339
G
G–A–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 366 (BIA 2002) .......................................................................... 388
Gaberov v. Mukasey, 516 F.3d 590 (7th Cir. 2008) ..................................................................... 432
Gabriel Luna-Bricento, A205 270 408 (BIA July 25, 2016) ....................................................... 400
Gailius v. INS, 147 F.3d 34 (1st Cir. 1998) .................................................................................. 321
Gaitan v. Holder, 671 F.3d 678 (8th Cir. 2012) ........................................................................... 336
Gallegos v. Haggerty, 689 F. Supp. 93 (N.D.N.Y. 1988) .............................................................. 80
Gallegos-Vasquez v. Holder, 636 F.3d 1181 (9th Cir. 2011) ....................................................... 459
Gambashidzez v. Ashcroft, 381 F.3d 187 (3d Cir. 2004) ............................................................. 322
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Gamboa, Matter of, 14 I&N Dec. 244 (BIA 1972) ...................................................................... 397
Gamero, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 164 (BIA 2010) ...................................................................... 406
Gao v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 122 (2d Cir. 2005) ............................................................................ 333
Garces v. United States Att'y Gen., 611 F.3d 1337 (11th Cir. 2010) ............................. 70, 143, 158
Garcia, Matter of, 16 I&N Dec. 653 (BIA 1978) ........................................................................ 185
Garcia, Matter of, 17 I&N Dec. 319 (BIA 1980) .......................................................................... 75
Garcia, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 179 (BIA 2007) ................................................ 282, 284, 292, 293
Garcia, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 332 (BIA 2010) ........................................................................ 242
Garcia v. Holder, 584 F.3d 1288 (10th Cir. 2009) ........................................................ 67, 150, 251
Garcia v. Holder, 659 F.3d 1261 (9th Cir. 2011) ........................................................................ 240
Garcia v. Holder, 746 F.3d 869 (8th Cir. 2014) .......................................................................... 386
Garcia v. USICE, 669 F.3d 91 (2d Cir. 2011) ............................................................................... 57
Garcia-Aguirre, A094 985 673 (BIA Oct. 25, 2013) ................................................................... 494
Garcia-Arreola, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 267 (BIA 2010) ................................................... 416, 417
Garcia-Carias v. Holder, 697 F.3d 257 (5th Cir. 2012) ...................................................... 451, 466
Garcia-Cortez v. Ashcroft, 366 F.3d 749 (9th Cir. 2004) ............................................................ 424
Garcia-Echaverria; United States v., 374 F.3d 440 (6th Cir. 2004) .............................................. 65
Garcia-Flores, Matter of, 17 I&N Dec. 325 (BIA 1980) ................................................... 16, 34, 75
Garcia-Garcia, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 93 (BIA 2009) .............................................................. 412
Garcia-Hernandez, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 590 (BIA 2003) ..................................... 151, 242, 263
Garcia-Martinez v. Sessions, 886 F.3d 1291 (9th Cir. 2018) ...................................................... 154
Garcia-Quintero v. Gonzales, 455 F.3d 1006 (9th Cir. 2006) ..................................................... 240
Garcia-Ramirez, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 674 (BIA 2015) .................................................. 265, 410
Garfias-Rodriguez v. Holder, 702 F.3d 504 (9th Cir. 2012) ........................................................ 128
Gasparyan v. Holder, 707 F.3d 1130 (9th Cir. 2013) .................................................................. 462
Gatimi v. Holder, 578 F.3d 611 (7th Cir. 2009) ........................................................................... 336
Gaye v. Lynch, No. 14-3652, 788 F.3d 519 (6th Cir. 2015) ......................................................... 393
Gayle v. Napolitano, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 36273 (D.N.J. Mar. 15, 2013) .............................. 417
Gbaya v. United States Att'y Gen., 342 F.3d 1219 (11th Cir. 2003) ............................................ 433
G–D–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1132 (BIA 1999) ........................................................................ 278
G–D–M–, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 82 (BIA 2009) ...................................................................... 278
Gelin v. United States Att’y Gen., 837 F.3d 1236 (11th Cir. 2016) ............................................. 153
Georgia v. Randolph, 547 U.S. 103 (2006) ................................................................................... 78
Georgis v. Ashcroft, 328 F.3d 962 (7th Cir. 2003) ....................................................................... 425
G–G–, Matter of, 7 I&N Dec. 161 (BIA 1956) ............................................................................ 409
G–G–S–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 339 (BIA 2014) ...................................................................... 366
Ghunaim, Matter of, 15 I&N Dec. 269 (BIA 1975) ..................................................................... 153
Gil v. Holder, 651 F.3d 1000 (9th Cir. 2011) .............................................................................. 461
Gjeci v. Gonzales, 451 F.3d 416 (7th Cir. 2006) ........................................................................... 32
TABLE OF DECISIONS 753
Gjerjaj v. Holder, 691 F.3d 288 (2d Cir. 2012) ........................................................................... 178
Godinez-Perez, Matter of, A208-202-259 (BIA Jan. 31, 2017) (unpublished) ............................ 409
Go v. Holder, 640 F.3d 1047 (9th Cir. 2011) ............................................................................... 371
Gomez-Gomez, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 522 (BIA 2002) ................................................................ 7
Gomez-Granillo v. Holder, 654 F.3d 826 (9th Cir. 2011) .............................................................. 94
Gomez-Gutierrez v. Lynch, 811 F.3d 1053 (8th Cir. 2016) .......................................................... 155
Gomez-Perez v. Lynch, 829 F.3d 323 (5th Cir. 2016) .................................................................. 152
Gomez-Sanchez v. Sessions, 892 F.3d 985 (9th Cir. 2018) .......................................................... 366
Gonzales v. DHS, 508 F.3d 1227 (9th Cir. 2007) ................................................................ 144, 231
Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez, 549 U.S. 183 (2007) ........................................ 67, 144, 145, 146, 163
Gonzales-Zoquiapan, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 549 (BIA 2008) .......................................... 155, 159
Gonzalez, Matter of, 16 I&N Dec. 44 (BIA 1976) ......................................................................... 44
Gonzalez, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 682 (BIA 1988) ....................................................................... 65
Gonzalez v. Holder, 673 F.3d 35 (1st Cir. 2012) ......................................................................... 231
Gonzalez-Alarcon v. Macias, No. 16-2263, 884 F.3d 1266 (10th Cir. Mar. 19, 2018) ................ 464
Gonzalez-Balderas v. Holder, 597 F.3d 869 (7th Cir. 2010) ....................................................... 231
Gonzalez-Rivera v. INS, 22 F.3d 1441 (9th Cir. 1994) .................................................................. 75
Gonzalez-Sandoval v. INS, 910 F.2d 614 (9th Cir. 1990) ............................................................ 160
Gonzalez Sarat, A205 164 431 (BIA Jan. 30, 2017) .................................................................... 404
Gonzalez-Silva, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 218 (BIA 2007) ........................................................... 171
Gooch; United States v., 6 F.3d 673 (9th Cir. 1993) ...................................................................... 78
Gordillo v. Holder, 640 F.3d 700 (6th Cir. 2011) ................................................................ 451, 466
Gourche v. Holder, 633 F.3d 882 (7th Cir. 2011) ........................................................................ 233
Gourdet v. Holder, 587 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2009) ..................................................................... 384, 385
Grace v. Sessions (D.D.C. 2018) ................................................................................................. 312
Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989) ....................................................................................... 75
Green v. United States Att'y Gen., 694 F.3d 503 (3d Cir. 2012) .................................................. 388
Griffiths v. INS, 243 F.3d 45 (1st Cir. 2001) .......................................................................... 65, 142
Grijalva, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 27 (BIA 1995) .................................................................. 12, 446
Guarino, United States ex rel. v. Uhl, 107 F.2d 399 (2d Cir. 1939) ............................................ 155
Guerra, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 37 (BIA 2006) .................................................................. 412, 413
Guerra v. Shanahan, 831 F.3d 59 (2d Cir. 2016) ................................................................ 314, 418
Guerrero, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 631 (BIA 2011) .................................................................... 163
Guevara, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 238 (BIA 1991) .................................................................. 13, 87
Gutierrez, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 479 (BIA 1996) ...................................................................... 45
Guzman, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 722 (BIA 1999) ...................................................................... 439
Guzman Martinez, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 845 (BIA 2012) ................................................. 13, 418
Guzman-Polanco, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 713 (BIA 2016) ........................................................ 165
G–Y–R–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 181 (BIA 2001) .............................................. 110, 444, 445, 446
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H-, Matter of, 1 I&N Dec. 669 (BIA 1943) ................................................................................. 156
H–, Matter of, 6 I&N Dec. 358 (BIA 1954) ................................................................................. 156
H–, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 337 (BIA 1996) ............................................................... 329, 335, 343
Habtemichael v. Ashcroft, 370 F.3d 774 (8th Cir. 2004) ............................................................. 384
Hachem v. Holder, 656 F.3d 430 (6th Cir. 2011) ........................................................................ 408
Haddam v. Holder, 547 F. Appx. 306 (4th Cir. 2013) ................................................................. 346
Haile v. Holder, 658 F.3d 1122 (9th Cir. 2011) ........................................................................... 388
Hailemichael v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 878 (8th Cir. 2006) ............................................................. 382
Haim, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 641 (BIA 1988) ........................................................................... 442
Hajro v. USCIS, 811 F.3d 1086 (9th Cir. 2016) ............................................................................. 30
Hajro v. USCIS, 832 F. Supp. 2d 1095 (N.D. Cal. 2012) .............................................................. 28
Hakim v. Holder, 628 F.3d 151 (5th Cir. 2010) ........................................................................... 386
Hamama v. Adducci, 261 F. Supp. 3d 820 (E.D. Mich. 2017) ..................................................... 470
Hamama v. INS, 78 F.3d 233 (6th Cir. 1996) .............................................................................. 367
Hamid v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 465 (6th Cir. 2003) ......................................................................... 433
Hanif v. United States Att'y Gen., 694 F.3d 479 (3d Cir. 2012) ................................................... 218
Harchenko v. INS, 379 F.3d 405 (6th Cir. 2004) ................................................................. 304, 450
Haro Pena, A095 727 770 (BIA Dec. 17, 2013) ......................................................................... 443
Harrison, Matter of, 13 I&N Dec. 540 (Dist. Dir. 1970) ............................................................. 196
Hashmi, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 785 (BIA 2009) ................................................. 32, 185, 239, 266
Hashmi v. United States Att'y Gen., 531 F.3d 256 (3d Cir. 2008) ............................................... 185
Hasirah v. DHS, 478 F.3d 474 (2d Cir. 2007) ............................................................................. 440
Haxhiu v. Mukasey, 519 F.3d 685 (7th Cir. 2008) ....................................................................... 333
He v. Ashcroft, 328 F.3d 593 (9th Cir. 2003) ............................................................................... 193
Heaven v. Gonzales, 473 F.3d 167 (5th Cir. 2006) ...................................................................... 241
Henriquez-Rivas v. Holder, 707 F.3d 1081 (9th Cir. 2013) ......................................................... 336
Henry Noe Hernandez Diaz, A088 347 822 (BIA Apr. 11, 2016) ............................................... 450
Herbert v. Ashcroft, 325 F.3d 68 (1st Cir. 2003) ................................................................. 442, 443
Hernandez, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 397 (BIA 2014) .......................................................... 156, 157
Hernandez, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 464 (BIA 2015) .................................................................. 152
Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 345 F.3d 824 (9th Cir. 2003) .................................................. 279, 280, 281
Hernandez v. Mukasey, 524 F.3d 1014 (9th Cir. 2008) ............................................................... 443
Hernandez v. Reno, 238 F.3d 50 (1st Cir. 2001) .......................................................................... 433
Hernandez v. Reno, 258 F.3d 806 (8th Cir. 2001) ....................................................................... 365
Hernandez-Avalos v. Lynch, 784 F.3d 944 (4th Cir. 2015) .......................................... 328, 341, 344
Hernandez-Cruz v. United States Att’y Gen., 764 F.3d 281 (3d Cir. 2014) ................................. 156
Hernandez de Martinez v. Holder, 770 F.3d 823 (9th Cir. 2014) ................................................ 154
TABLE OF DECISIONS 755
Hernandez Diaz, A088 347 822 (BIA Apr. 11, 2016) ................................................................. 450
Hernandez-Gonzalez v. Holder, 778 F.3d 793 (9th Cir. 2015) .................................................... 157
Hernandez-Martinez v. Ashcroft, 329 F.3d 1117 (9th Cir. 2003) ................................................ 153
Hernandez-Moran v. Gonzales, 408 F.3d 496 (8th Cir. 2005) .................................................... 433
Hernandez-Ortez v. Holder, 741 F.3d 644 (5th Cir. 2014) .......................................................... 434
Hernandez-Ortiz v. Gonzales, 496 F.3d 1042 (9th Cir. 2007) ..................................................... 320
Hernandez v. Sessions, 872 F.3d 976 (9th Cir. 2017) .................................................................. 413
Herrera Molina v. Holder, 597 F.3d 128 (2d Cir. 2010) ............................................................. 463
Higinio Rivas-Diaz, A208-362-593 (BIA July 18, 2017) ............................................................ 440
Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial Dist. Ct. of Nev., 542 U.S. 177 (2003) ...................................................... 87
Hines, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 544 (BIA 2008) ............................................................................ 13
H–M–C–J–, AXXX-XXX-586 (BIA Mar. 1, 2018) .................................................................... 357
H–N–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1039 (BIA 1999) ........................................................................ 183
Holder v. Martinez Gutierrez, 566 U.S. 583 (2012) (2012) ......................................................... 238
Holland v. Florida, 560 U.S. 631 (2010) ..................................................................................... 431
Holmes v. Amerex Rent-a-Car, 710 A.2d 846 (D.C. 1998) ......................................................... 310
Holmes v. Amerex Rent-a-Car, 180 F.3d 294 (DC Cir. 1999) ..................................................... 310
Hosh v. Lucero, 680 F.3d 375 (4th Cir. 2012) ............................................................................. 416
Huang, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 749 (BIA 1988) ............................................................. 62, 92, 239
Huang v. United States Att'y Gen., 620 F.3d 372 (3d Cir. 2010) ................................................. 426
Huerta v. Gonzalez, 443 F.3d 753 (10th Cir. 2006) ..................................................................... 422
Hughes v. Ashcroft, 255 F.3d 752 (9th Cir. 2001) ......................................................................... 56
Hui Lin Huang v. Holder, 677 F.3d 130 (2d Cir. 2012) ............................................................... 426
Husic v. Holder, 776 F.3d 59 (2d Cir. 2015) ............................................................................... 218
Hussain v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 622 (7th Cir. 2005) ..................................................................... 393
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Iavorski v. INS, 232 F.3d 124 (2d Cir. 2000) ............................................................................... 431
Ibarra v. Holder, 736 F.3d 903 (10th Cir. 2013) ......................................................................... 172
Ibarra v. Holder, 770 F.3d 1280 (9th Cir. 2014) ......................................................................... 154
Ibrahim v. Acosta, No. 17-cv-24574-GAYLES (S.D. Fla. Jan. 26, 2018) ................................... 470
Ige, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 880 (BIA 1994) ...................................................................... 211, 272
Ikenokwalu-White v. INS, 316 F.3d 798 (8th Cir. 2003) .............................................................. 460
Ikharo v. Holder, 614 F.3d 622 (6th Cir. 2010) ........................................................................... 367
Ilic, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 717 (BIA 2012) .............................................................................. 180
In re. See name of party
INS v. See name of opposing party
Iredia v. INS, 981 F.2d 847 (5th Cir. 1993) ................................................................................. 160
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Iruegas-Valdez v. Yates, 846 F.3d 806 (5th Cir. 2018) ................................................................ 387
Isidro, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 829 (BIA 2012) .......................................................................... 267
Islam, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 637 (BIA 2011) ........................................................................... 160
Islam v. Gonzales, 469 F.3d 53 (2d Cir. 2006) .............................................................................. 21
Ivan Velazco Castellano, A205 056 436 (BIA Mar. 8, 2016) ........................................................ 83
J
J–, Matter of, 6 I&N Dec. 496 (BIA 1955) .............................................................................. 14, 61
J–, Matter of, 8 I&N Dec. 568 (BIA 1960) .................................................................................... 87
Jaber v. Gonzales, 486 F.3d 223 (6th Cir. 2007) ......................................................................... 463
Jacinto v. INS, 208 F.3d 725 (9th Cir. 2000) ............................................................................... 328
Jaghoori v. Holder, No. 13-1801, 772 F.3d 764 (4th Cir. 2014) ................................................. 241
Jara Riero, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 267 (BIA 2007) .................................................................. 180
Javier v. United States Att’y Gen., 826 F.3d 127 (3d Cir. 2016) ................................................. 153
J–B–N– & S–M–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 208 (BIA 2007) ........................................................ 327
J–C–H–F–, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 211 (BIA 2018) .................................................................. 392
J–E–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 291 (BIA 2002) ................................................................... 383, 384
Jean, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 373 (BIA 2002) .................................................... 218, 346, 367, 499
Jean-Louis v. United States Att'y Gen, 582 F.3d 462 (2009), petition for reh'g denied (3d Cir. Apr. 5, 2010) ......................................................... 152
Jean-Pierre v. United States Att'y Gen., 500 F.3d 1315 (11th Cir. 2007) .................................... 385
Jennings v. Rodriguez, 538 U.S. ___, 138 S. Ct. 830 (2018) ............................... 314, 315, 419, 458
Jerezano v. INS, 169 F.3d 613 (9th Cir. 1999) ............................................................................. 440
Jeudy v. Holder, 768 F.3d 595 (7th Cir. 2014) ............................................................................ 241
J–F–F–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 912 (BIA 2006) ................................................................. 20, 388
J–G–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 161 (BIA 2013) ........................................................... 437, 439, 448
J–G–D–F–, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 82 (BIA 2017) .................................................................... 154
J–H–J–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 563 (BIA 2015) ....................................................... 217, 218, 219
Jian Kang Zheng v. United States Att'y Gen., 264 F. Appx. 228 (3d Cir. 2008) .......................... 112
Jimenez-Domingo v. Holder, No. 12-14048-D (11th Cir. 2013) ............................................ 72, 460
Jimenez Ferreira v. Lynch, No. 15-2603, 831 F.3d 803 (7th Cir. 2016) ...................................... 392
Jimenez-Galicia v. United States Att'y Gen., 690 F.3d 1207 (11th Cir. 2012) ............................. 460
Jimenez-Morales v. United States Att'y Gen., No. 14-15359 (11th Cir. May 2, 2016) ................ 463
J–J–, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 976 (BIA 1997) .................................................................... 431, 449
J–M– C–, AXXX XXX 494 (BIA March 28, 2018) .................................................................... 244
Johnson v. United States, 559 U.S. 133 (2010) ............................................................................ 166
Johnson v. United States Att'y Gen., 602 F.3d 508 (3d Cir. 2010) ....................................... 145, 281
Jordan v. DeGeorge, 341 U.S. 223 (1951) .................................................................................. 154
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Jordan Omar Nunez-Zepeda, A097-315-824 (BIA Sept. 29, 2017) ............................................ 441
Jorge Alberto Batres-Romero, A206 189 330 (BIA Mar. 17, 2016) ........................................... 443
Jorge-Tzoc v. Gonzales, 435 F.3d 146 (2d Cir. 2006) ................................................................. 320
Jose Guerrero-Soto, A091-225-150 (BIA Nov. 17, 2015) .......................................................... 432
Jose Hernandez Mendoza, A208 090 199 (BIA Aug. 4, 2016) ..................................................... 41
Joseph, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 799 (BIA 1999) ........................................................................ 416
Joseph v. Holder, 579 F.3d 827 (7th Cir. 2009) ........................................................................... 437
Joseph v. United States Att'y Gen., 236 F. Appx. 787 (3d Cir. 2007) .......................................... 238
J–P–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 33 (BIA 1998) ............................................................................. 442
J–R–T–, AXXX XXX 885 (BIA Aug. 18, 2017) (unpublished) .................................................. 256
Juan Francisco Lopez, A095 805 348 (BIA Aug. 10, 2016) ....................................................... 443
Judulang v. Holder, 565 U.S. 42, 132 S. Ct. 476 (2011) ............................................. 237, 253, 426
Junshao Zhang v. Gonzales, 434 F.3d 993 (7th Cir. 2006) .......................................................... 321
Jurado-Delgado, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 29 (BIA 2006) ........................................................... 241
Jurado-Delgado v. United States Att'y Gen., 498 F. Appx. 101 (3d Cir. 2009) ........................... 241
Juvenal Valdovinos-Lopez, A200-684-816 (BIA June 29, 2016) ................................................ 432
J–Y–C–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 260 (BIA 2007) ....................................................................... 391
K
K–, Matter of, 2 I&N Dec. 90 (BIA 1947) ................................................................................... 155
K–, Matter of, 7 I&N Dec. 594 (BIA 1957) ................................................................................. 143
K–A–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 661 (BIA 2004) .................................................................. 183, 228
Kahn v. United States Att'y Gen., 691 F.3d 488 (3d Cir. 2012) ................................................... 463
Kaiser v. Ashcroft, 390 F.3d 653 (9th Cir. 2004) ......................................................................... 326
Kamara v. Lynch, 786 F.3d 420 (5th Cir. 2015) ............................................................................ 56
Kamil Cwalinski, A047 081 455 (BIA Mar. 9, 2015) .................................................................. 245
Kandamar v. Gonzales, 464 F.3d 65 (1st Cir. 2006) ............................................................... 16, 73
Kanga, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1206 (BIA 2000) ....................................................................... 119
Kao & Lin, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 45 (BIA 2001) .................................................................... 210
Kaplun v. United States Att'y Gen., 602 F.3d 260 (3d Cir. 2010) ................................................ 426
Karki v. Holder, 715 F.3d 792 (10th Cir. 2013) ........................................................................... 386
Kasinga, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 357 (BIA 1996) .............................................. 317, 326, 329, 335
Kasneci v. Gonzales, 415 F.3d 202 (1st Cir. 2005) ...................................................................... 386
Kastigar v. United States, 406 U.S. 441 (1972) ............................................................................. 86
Katebi v. Ashcroft, 396 F.3d 463 (1st Cir. 2005) ..................................................................... 62, 92
Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967) ................................................................................... 76
Kaweesa v. Gonzales, 450 F.3d 62 (1st Cir. 2006) ...................................................................... 442
Kaye v. United States, 177 F. 147 (7th Cir. 1910) ....................................................................... 155
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Keeley, 27 I&N Dec. 146 (BIA 2017) .......................................................................................... 163
Kepilino v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 1057 (9th Cir. 2006) .................................................................. 155
Kerciku v. INS, 314 F.3d 913 (7th Cir. 2003) ................................................................................ 15
Ketlie Augustin, A097-199-166 (BIA Mar. 17, 2017) ................................................................. 450
Khan, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 797 (BIA 2016) ........................................................................... 227
Khodagholian v. Ashcroft, 335 F.3d 1003 (9th Cir. 2003) ............................................................. 92
Kholyavskiy v. Mukasey, 540 F.3d 555 (7th Cir. 2008) ............................................................... 320
Khouzam v. Ashcroft, 361 F.3d 161 (2d Cir. 2004) ..................................................................... 370
Khup v. Ashcroft, 376 F.3d 898 (9th Cir. 2004) ........................................................................... 318
Kibinda v. United States Att'y Gen., 477 F.3d 113 (3d Cir. 2007) ............................................... 347
Kim, Matter of, 15 I&N Dec. 88 (BIA 1974) ............................................................................... 211
Kleindienst v. Mandel, 408 U.S. 753 (1972) .................................................................................... 3
Klementanovsky v. Gonzales, 501 F.3d 788 (7th Cir. 2007) ........................................................ 218
Knezevic v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1206 (9th Cir. 2004) ................................................................... 322
Kokar v. Gonzales, 478 F.3d 803 (7th Cir. 2007) ........................................................................ 424
Koljenovic, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 219 (BIA 2010) .................................................................. 217
Koloamatangi, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 548 (BIA 2003) ............................................. 217, 233, 239
Komarenko v. INS, 35 F.3d 432 (9th Cir. 1994) .......................................................................... 367
Konou v. Holder, 750 F.3d 1120 (9th Cir. 2014) ......................................................................... 367
Kotliar, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 124 (BIA 2007) ........................................................................ 415
Kouljinski v. Keisler, 505 F.3d 534 (6th Cir. 2007) ..................................................................... 346
Krotova v. Gonzales, 416 F.3d 1080 (9th Cir. 2005) ................................................................... 319
Kucana v. Holder, 558 U.S. 233, 130 S. Ct. 827 (2010) ...................................................... 433, 461
Kulle, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 318 (BIA 1985) ........................................................................... 392
Kumar v. Holder, 728 F.3d 993 (9th Cir. 2013) ........................................................................... 364
Kungys v. United States, 485 U.S. 759 (1988) ............................................................................. 111
Kuusk v. Holder, 732 F.3d 302 (4th Cir. 2013) ............................................................................ 431
Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding, 344 U.S. 590 (1953) ....................................................................... 15
Kyong Ho Shin v. Holder, 607 F.3d 1213 (9th Cir. 2010) ........................................................... 118
L
L–, Matter of, 6 I&N Dec. 349 (BIA 1954) ................................................................................. 139
L–A–B–R–, Matter, 27 I&N Dec. 245 (AG 2018) ................................................... 33, 90, 186, 347
L–A–C–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 516 (BIA 2015) ...................................................................... 393
Laduke v. Nelson, 762 F.2d 1318 (9th Cir. 1985) .......................................................................... 78
Lambert, Matter of, 11 I&N Dec. 340 (BIA 1965) ...................................................................... 155
Landin-Molina v. Holder, 580 F.3d 913 (9th Cir. 2010) .............................................................. 181
Landon v. Plasencia, 459 U.S. 21 (1982) .................................................... 15, 62, 64, 92, 444, 446
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Lanier v. United States Att'y Gen., 631 F.3d 1363 (11th Cir. 2011) .................................... 218, 459
Lanzas-Ramirez v. United States Att’y Gen., 508 F. Appx. 885 (11th Cir. 2013) .......................... 70
Lara v. Trominski, 216 F.3d 487 (5th Cir. 2000) ......................................................................... 433
Lawrence v. Lynch, 826 F.3d 198 (4th Cir. 2016) ....................................................................... 432
L.D.G. v. Holder, 744 F.3d 1022 (7th Cir. 2014) ......................................................................... 226
Le v. Holder, 340 F. Appx. 201 (5th Cir. 2009) ........................................................................... 422
L–E–A–, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 40 (BIA 2017) ................................................................ 318, 341
League of United Latin Am. Citizens v. INS, 999 F.2d 1362 (9th Cir. 1993), vacated sub nom. Reno v. Catholic Social Servs., Inc., 509 U.S. 43 (1993) .............. 313
Leal, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 20 (BIA 2012) ...................................................................... 152, 155
Leal v. Holder, 771 F.3d 1140 (9th Cir. 2014) ............................................................................. 152
Ledezma-Cosino v. Lynch, 819 F.3d 1070 (9th Cir. Mar. 24, 2016) ............................................ 255
Ledezma-Cosino v. Sessions, 857 F.3d 1042 (9th Cir. 2017) ....................................................... 265
Lee, Matter of, 17 I&N Dec. 275 (BIA 1978) .............................................................................. 231
Legaspi, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 328 (BIA 2010) ....................................................................... 181
Leiba v. Holder, 699 F.3d 346 (4th Cir. 2012) ............................................................................. 218
Lenis v. Att'y Gen., 525 F.3d 1291 (11th Cir. 2008) ............................................................ 304, 450
Leocal v. Ashcroft, 543 U.S. 1 (2004) .................................................................................. 149, 165
Leslie v. United States Att'y Gen., 611 F.3d 171 (3d Cir. 2010) .................................................... 75
Leslie v. United States Att'y Gen., 678 F.3d 265 (3d Cir. 2012) .......................................... 314, 419
Lethbridge, Matter of, 11 I&N Dec. 444 (BIA 1965) .................................................................. 156
Lettman, Matter of, 11 I&N Dec. 878 (Reg'l Comm'r 1966) ....................................................... 196
Leyva, Matter of, 16 I&N Dec. 118 (BIA 1977) ............................................................................ 58
L–G–H–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 365 (BIA 2014) ...................................................................... 164
Liadov, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 990 (BIA 2006) .................................................................. 43, 422
Liadov v. Mukasey, 518 F.3d 1003 (8th Cir. 2008) ...................................................................... 422
Lie v. Ashcroft, 396 F.3d 530 (3d Cir. 2005) ............................................................................... 326
Lim v. INS, 224 F.3d 929 (9th Cir. 2000) ..................................................................................... 317
Lin v. Gonzales, 152 F. Appx. 475 (6th Cir. 2005) ........................................................................ 39
Lin v. United States Att'y Gen., 681 F.3d 1236 (11th Cir. 2012) ................................... 44, 451, 466
Linares-Gonzales v. Lynch, 823 F.3d 508 (9th Cir. 2016) ........................................................... 154
Lino v. Gonzales, 467 F.3d 1077 (7th Cir. 2006) ................................................................. 121, 232
Lin Xing Jiang v. Holder, 639 F.3d 751 (7th Cir. 2011) .............................................................. 434
Liti v. Gonzales, 411 F.3d 631 (6th Cir. 2005) ............................................................................. 393
Liu v. Att’y Gen., 555 F.3d 145 (3d Cir. 2009) ............................................................................ 438
Liu v. Lynch, 802 F.3d 69 (1st Cir. 2015) .................................................................................... 447
Llapa-Sinchi v. Mukasey, 520 F.3d 897 (8th Cir. 2008) ................................................................ 22
Lleshanaku v. Ashcroft, 100 F. Appx. 546 (7th Cir. 2004) .......................................................... 343
L–M–P–, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 265 (BIA 2018) ...................................................................... 359
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L–O–G–, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 413 (BIA 1996) ...................................................... 209, 210, 211
Logan, Matter of, 17 I&N Dec. 367 (BIA 1980) ......................................................................... 153
Lopez v. Gonzales, 549 U.S. 47 (2006) ........................................................................................ 164
Lopez v. INS, 184 F.3d 1097 (9th Cir. 1999) ............................................................................... 432
Lopez-Amador v. Holder, 649 F.3d 880 (8th Cir. 2011) .............................................................. 385
Lopez-Birrueta v. Holder, 633 F.3d 1211 (9th Cir. 2011) ........................................... 277, 279, 281
Lopez-Cardona v. Holder, 662 F.3d 1110 (9th Cir. 2011) ........................................................... 378
Lopez-Dubon v. Holder, 609 F.3d 642 (5th Cir. 2010) .................................................................. 22
Lopez-Mendoza; INS v., 468 U.S. 1032 (1984) ............................................... 16, 34, 72, 73, 74, 87
Lopez-Meza, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1188 (BIA 1999) ...................................................... 152, 153
Lopez-Molina v. Ashcroft, 368 F.3d 1206 (9th Cir. 2004) ........................................................... 158
Lopez Rodriguez v. Mukasey, 536 F.3d 1012 (2008), petition for reh'g en banc denied, 560 F.3d 1098 (9th Cir. 2009) .......................... 16, 73
Lopez-Soto v. Ashcroft, 383 F.3d 228 (4th Cir. 2004) ................................................................. 335
Lopez-Velasquez; United States v., 629 F.3d 894 (9th Cir. 2010) (en banc) ................................. 20
Lora v. Shanahan, 804 F.3d 601 (2d Cir. 2015) .................................................................. 416, 419
Louisaire v. Muller, 758 F. Supp. 2d 229 (S.D.N.Y. 2010) ......................................................... 156
Louissaint, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 754 (BIA 2009) ................................................................... 154
Lovano v. Lynch, 846 F.3d 815 (6th Cir. 2017) ........................................................................... 153
Lozada, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 637 (BIA 1988) ................................................................ 433, 434
L–S–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 645 (BIA 1999) ............................................................................. 65
L–S–, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 705 (BIA 2012) ........................................................................... 324
L–S–M–, Matter of, Adopted Decision 2016-03 (AAO Feb. 23, 2016) ....................................... 402
Lu v. Ashcroft, 259 F.3d 127 (3d Cir. 2001) ................................................................................ 433
Lugo-Resendez v. Lynch, 831 F.3d 337 (5th Cir. July 28, 2016) ................................................. 431
Luis v. INS, 196 F.3d 36 (1st Cir. 1999) ...................................................................................... 450
Lujan-Armendariz v. INS, 222 F.3d 728 (9th Cir. 2000) ................................................................ 68
Lumaj v. Gonzales, 462 F.3d 574 (6th Cir. 2006) ........................................................................ 317
Luna v. Holder, 637 F.3d 85 (2d Cir. 2011) .......................................................... 44, 432, 451, 466
Luna-Garcia v. Holder, 777 F.3d 1183 (10th Cir. 2015) ............................................................. 314
L–V–C–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 594 (BIA 1999) ...................................................................... 156
L–V–K–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 976 (BIA 1999) ...................................................................... 422
Lwin v. INS, 144 F.3d 505 (7th Cir. 1998) ................................................................................... 335
Ly v. Hansen, 351 F.3d 263 (6th Cir. 2003) ................................................................................. 419
M
M–, Matter of, 2 I&N Dec. 721 (BIA, AG 1946) ........................................................................ 154
M–, Matter of, 3 I&N Dec. 850 (BIA 1950) .................................................................................. 57
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M–, Matter of, 9 I&N Dec. 118 (BIA 1960) ................................................................................ 112
M–A–B–V–, AXXX XXX 385 (BIA May 24, 2018) ................................................................... 272
Madjakpor v. Gonzales, 406 F.3d 1040 (8th Cir. 2005) .............................................................. 393
Madrigal, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 323 (BIA 1996) .................................................................... 170
Madrigal v. Holder, 716 F.3d 499 (9th Cir. 2013) ....................................................................... 344
Madu v. United States Att'y Gen., 470 F.3d 1362 (11th Cir. 2006) ............................................. 461
M–A–F–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 651 (BIA 2015) ..................................................................... 354
Magana, Matter of, 17 I&N Dec. 111 (BIA 1979) ...................................................................... 408
Maharaj v. Gonzales, 450 F.3d 961(9th Cir. 2006) ..................................................................... 376
Mahn v. United States Att’y Gen., 767 F.3d. 170 (3d. Cir. 2014) ................................................ 156
Majd v. Gonzales, 446 F.3d 590 (5th Cir. 2006) .......................................................................... 385
Maldonado-Cruz, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 509 (BIA 1988) ........................................................ 332
Malty v. Ashcroft, 381 F.3d 942 (9th Cir. 2004) .......................................................................... 438
M–A–M–, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 474 (BIA 2011) .............................................................. 26, 391
Mancilla-Delafuente v. Lynch, 804 F.3d 1262 (9th Cir. 2015) .................................................... 154
Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961) ............................................................................................... 77
Marcal Neto, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 169 (BIA 2010) ............................................................... 176
Maribel Feliz-Valles, A090 351 513 (BIA May 17, 2018) ............................................................ 54
Marie N. Peli, A099 273 416 (BIA May 31, 2013) ..................................................................... 443
Marin, Matter of, 16 I&N Dec. 581 (BIA 1978) .................................. 209, 218, 238, 246, 250, 255
Marinho, Matter of, 10 I&N Dec. 214 (BIA 1962) .................................................................. 14, 61
Marin-Rodriguez v. Holder, 612 F.3d 591 (7th Cir. 2010) ............................................ 44, 451, 466
Marmolejo-Campos v. Holder, 558 F.3d 903 (9th Cir. 2009) (en banc) .............................. 152, 153
Marron v. United States, 275 U.S. 192 (1927) .............................................................................. 78
Martinez v. INS, 523 F.3d 365 (2d Cir. 2008) .............................................................................. 241
Martinez v. Mukasey, 519 F.3d 532 (5th Cir. 2008) .................................................................... 218
Martinez v. Mukasey, 551 F.3d 113 (2d Cir. 2008) ..................................................................... 551
Martinez v. Sessions, No. 17-1301, (Jun. 15, 2018) ..................................................................... 154
Martinez-Camargo v. INS, 282 F.3d 487 (7th Cir. 2002) .............................................................. 75
Martinez-Garcia, A200 679 434 (BIA May 25, 2018) ................................................................ 143
Martinez-Lopez, Matter of, 10 I&N Dec. 409 (AG 1964) ........................................................... 107
Martinez-Montalvo, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 778 (BIA 2009) ............................................. 176, 200
Martinez-Zapata, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 424 (BIA 2007) ......................................................... 170
Martins v. INS, 972 F.2d 657 (5th Cir. 1992) .............................................................................. 367
M–A–S–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 762 (BIA 2009) .............................................................. 399, 400
Mashiri v. Ashcroft, 383 F.3d 1112 (9th Cir. 2004) ..................................................................... 318
Mata v. Lynch, 135 S. Ct. 2150 (2015) ........................................................................................ 433
Mathews v. Diaz, 426 U.S. 67 (1976) .......................................................................................... 467
Mathis v. United States, 579 U.S. ___, 136 S. Ct. 2243 (2016) ....................... 66, 69, 144, 147, 244
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Matovski v. Gonzales, 492 F.3d 722 (6th Cir. 2007) ................................................................... 176
Matter of. See name of party
Mayock v. INS, 714 F. Supp. 1558 (N.D. Cal. 1989) ..................................................................... 28
Mayock v. Nelson, 938 F.2d 1006 (9th Cir. 1991) ......................................................................... 28
McCarthy v. Arndstein, 266 U.S. 34 (1924) .................................................................................. 86
McDonald v. United States, 335 U.S. 451 (1948) .......................................................................... 78
McMullen, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 90 (BIA 1984) ..................................................................... 346
McMullen v. INS, 788 F.2d 591 (9th Cir. 1986) ........................................................................... 370
M–D–, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 1180 (BIA 1998) ....................................................................... 394
M–D–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 540 (BIA 2002) ........................................................... 15, 445, 446
Medina-Rosales v. Holder, 778 F.3d 1140 (10th Cir. 2015) ........................................................ 218
Mei v. Ashcroft, 393 F.3d 737 (7th Cir. 2004) ..................................................................... 152, 156
Mejia, Matter of, 16 I&N Dec. 6 (BIA 1976) ................................................................................ 62
Mejia-Andino, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 533 (BIA 2002) (en banc) ........................... 7, 22, 446, 447
Mejia-Hernandez v. Holder, 633 F.3d 818 (9th Cir. 2011) .......................................................... 303
Mejia-Urbina v. Holder, 597 F.3d 360 (6th Cir. 2010) ................................................................ 371
Melendez-Castro; United States v., 671 F.3d 950 (9th Cir. 2012) ................................................. 20
Melia Howie, A036 367 206 (BIA Apr. 5, 2017) .......................................................................... 58
Melkonian v. Ashcroft, 320 F.3d 1061 (9th Cir. 2003) ................................................................ 433
Mellouli v. Lynch, 135 S. Ct. 1980 (2015) ....................................................... 66, 69, 146, 157, 158
Mendenhall; United States v., 446 U.S. 544 (1980) ................................................................ 77, 81
Mendes, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 833 (BIA 1994) ....................................................................... 194
Mendez, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 296 (BIA 1996) ....................................................... 177, 209, 218
Mendez-Garcia v. Lynch, 840 F.3d 655 (9th Cir. 2016) .............................................................. 267
Mendez-Rojas v. Johnson, No. 2:16-cv-01024-RSM (W.D. Wash. 2016) ................................... 316
Mendoza v. Holder, 606 F.3d 1137 (9th Cir. 2010) ....................................................................... 62
Mendoza v. United States Att'y Gen., 327 F.3d 1283 (11th Cir. 2003) ........................................ 425
Mendoza-Osorio, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 703 (BIA 2016) ................................................. 146, 168
Mendoza-Pablo v. Holder, 667 F.3d 1308 (9th Cir. 2012) .......................................................... 330
Menjivar v. Gonzales, 416 F.3d 918 (8th Cir. 2005) ................................................................... 344
Meridor v. United States Att’y Gen., No. 15-14569, ___ F.3d ___ (11th Cir. June 7, 2018) ....... 227
M–E–V–G–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 227 (BIA 2014) ........................................................ 336, 337
Meza-Vallejos v. Holder, 669 F.3d 920 (9th Cir. 2011) ............................................................... 408
Mezo v. Holder, 615 F.3d 616 (6th Cir. 2010) ..................................................................... 431, 432
M–H–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 46 (BIA 2012) ........................................................................... 366
M–H–Z–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 757 (BIA 2016), aff’d, Hernandez v. Sessions, 884 F.3d 107 (2d Cir. 2018) ........................................................................................................... 102, 374
Michel v. INS, 206 F.3d 253 (2d Cir. 2000) ................................................................................. 154
Milian-Dubon, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 197 (BIA 2010) ............................................................. 148
TABLE OF DECISIONS 763
Mineo v. INS, 19 F.3d 11 (4th Cir. 1994) (unpublished) ................................................................ 74
Ming Chen v. Holder, 722 F.3d 63 (1st Cir. 2013) ...................................................................... 438
Mingkid v. United States Att'y Gen., 468 F.3d 763 (11th Cir. 2006) ........................................... 360
Mingyue Hu, A205-625-592 (BIA May 19, 2017) ....................................................................... 440
Miranda Alvarado v. Gonzales, 449 F.3d 915 (9th Cir. 2006) .................................................... 363
Mirna Molinas-Pena, A097 318 251 (BIA Nov. 10, 2015) ......................................................... 450
Mladineo, Matter of, 14 I&N Dec. 591 (BIA 1974) .................................................................... 429
M–L–M–A–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 360 (BIA 2014) ................................................................ 284
Mogharrabi, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 439 (BIA 1987) ................................................................ 326
Mohamed, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 92 (BIA 2017) ...................................................................... 142
Mohamed v. Holder, 769 F.3d 885 (4th Cir. 2014) ...................................................................... 156
Mohamed v. United States Att’y Gen., 705 F. Appx. 108 (3d Cir. 2017) ..................................... 316
Mohammed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785 (9th Cir. 2005) ............................................... 321, 428, 433
Momeni v. Chertoff, 521 F.3d 1094 (9th Cir. 2008) ..................................................................... 178
Moncrieffe v. Holder, 569 U.S. 184, 133 S. Ct. 1678 (2013) ................. 67, 144, 145, 150, 165, 244
Mondragón v. Holder, 706 F.3d 535 (4th Cir. 2013) ............................................. 67, 150, 161, 300
Monreal, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 56 (BIA 2001) ................................ 211, 212, 222, 269, 270, 271
Montenegro v. Ashcroft, 355 F.3d 1035 (7th Cir. 2004) ................................................................ 65
Montes-Lopez v. Holder, 694 F.3d 1085 (9th Cir. 2012) ............................................................... 32
Montilla v. INS, 926 F.2d 162 (2d Cir. 1991) ................................................................................ 75
Montoya-Silva, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 123 (BIA 2013) ............................................................ 238
Moosa v. INS, 171 F.3d 994 (5th Cir. 1999) .................................................................................. 65
Morales, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 186 (BIA 2010) .............................................................. 267, 268
Morales-Izquierdo v. Gonzales, 486 F.3d 484 (9th Cir. 2007) (en banc) ............................ 121, 128
Morales-Morales v. Ashcroft, 384 F.3d 418 (7th Cir. 2004) ........................................................ 409
Moreira v. Mukasey, 509 F.3d 709 (5th Cir. 2007) ..................................................................... 463
Moreno-Morante v. Gonzales, 490 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2007) .................................................... 267
Mosquera-Perez v. INS, 3 F.3d 553 (1st Cir. 1993) ..................................................................... 367
M–R–A–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 665 (BIA 2008) ....................................... 11, 110, 441, 446, 447
M–S–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 349 (BIA 1998) (en banc) .................................................. 439, 448
M–S–, AXXX XXX 653 (BIA Feb. 12, 2018) ............................................................................. 273
M–S–B–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 872 (BIA 2016) ...................................................................... 360
M–U–, Matter of, 2 I&N Dec. 92 (BIA 1944) ............................................................................. 142
Mueller, Matter of, 11 I&N Dec. 268 (BIA 1965) ....................................................................... 155
Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., 339 U.S. 306 (1950) ......................................... 444
Munroe, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 428 (BIA 2014) ....................................................................... 194
Murphy v. INS, 54 F.3d 605 (9th Cir. 1995) .................................................................................. 58
Musa v. Lynch, 813 F.3d 1019 (7th Cir. Feb. 19, 2016) .............................................................. 362
Mussie v. United States INS, 172 F.3d 329 (4th Cir. 1999) ......................................................... 376
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Mustafa v. Holder, 707 F.3d 743 (7th Cir. 2013) ......................................................................... 333
M–Z–M–R–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 28 (BIA 2012) .................................................................. 322
N
Nabkibuka v. Gonzales, 421 F.3d 473 (7th Cir. 2005) ................................................................. 333
Nabulwala v. Gonzales, 481 F.3d 1115 (8th Cir. 2007) ............................................................... 343
N–A–I–, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 72 (BIA 2017) ......................................................................... 382
N–A–M–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 336 (BIA 2007) ............................................. 366, 367, 368, 369
Namio, Matter of, 14 I&N Dec. 412 (BIA 1973) ......................................................................... 112
National Cable & Telecommc'ns Ass'n v. Brand X Internet Servs., 545 U.S. 967 (2005) ........... 368
Navas v. INS, 217 F.3d 646 (9th Cir. 2000) ......................................................................... 325, 345
Navia-Duran v. INS, 568 F.2d 803 (1st Cir. 1977) .................................................................. 74, 75
N–B–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 590 (BIA 1999) .......................................................................... 442
Ndibu v. Lynch, 823 F.3d 229 (4th Cir. 2016) ............................................................................. 360
Negrete-Ramirez v. Holder, 741 F.3d 1047 (9th Cir. 2014) ........................................................ 218
Negusie v. Holder, 555 U.S. 511 (2009) ...................................................................................... 365
Nehme v. INS, 252 F.3d 415 (5th Cir. 2001) .................................................................................. 56
Nelson, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 410 (BIA 2011) ........................................................................ 243
Nelson v. United States Att'y Gen., 685 F.3d 318 (3d Cir. 2012) ................................................. 262
Nethgani v. Mukasey, 532 F.3d 150 (2d Cir. 2008) ..................................................................... 368
Ng, Matter of, 17 I&N Dec. 536 (BIA 1980) ............................................................................... 111
Ngan, Matter of, 10 I&N Dec. 725 (BIA 1964) ........................................................................... 112
Nguyen v. Holder, 763 F.3d 1022 (9th Cir. 2014) ....................................................................... 157
Nguyen v. INS, 533 U.S. 53 (2001) ................................................................................................ 55
Nguyen v. INS, 991 F.2d 621 (10th Cir. 1993) ............................................................................. 160
Niam v. Ashcroft, 354 F.3d 652 (7th Cir. 2004) ........................................................................... 483
Niang v. Gonzales, 422 F.3d 1187 (10th Cir. 2005) .................................................................... 335
Nielsen v. Preap, 831 F.3d 1193 (9th Cir. 2016), cert. granted, 86 U.S.L.W. 3459 (U.S. Mar. 19, 2018) .............................................. 416
Nijar v. Holder, 689 F.3d 1077 (9th Cir. 2012) ........................................................................... 381
Nijhawan v. Holder, 557 U.S. 29, 129 S. Ct. 2294 (2009) ..................................................... 65, 149
Nken v. Holder, 556 U.S. 418 (2009) ........................................................................................... 465
N–M–, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 526 (BIA 2011) .......................................................................... 334
N–M–A–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 312 (BIA 1998) ..................................................................... 321
Nnadika v. United States Att'y Gen., 484 F.3d 626 (3d Cir. 2007) .............................................. 461
Norani v. Gonzales, 451 F.3d 292 (2d Cir. 2006) ........................................................................ 437
Novoa-Umania v. INS, 896 F.2d 1 (1st Cir. 1990) ....................................................................... 332
Ntangsi v. Gonzales, 475 F.3d 1007 (8th Cir. 2007) .................................................................... 382
TABLE OF DECISIONS 765
Nunez-Reyes v. Holder, 646 F.3d 684 (9th Cir. 2011) (en banc) ........................................... 68, 142
Nwozuzu, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 609 (BIA 2008) ....................................................................... 55
Nyama v. Ashcroft, 357 F.3d 812 (8th Cir. 2004) .......................................................................... 22
O
O–, Matter of, 6 I&N Dec. 246 (BIA 1954) ................................................................................... 87
Obey, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 856 (BIA 2016), rev’d in part sub nom. Obeya v. Sessions, 884 F.3d 442 (2d Cir. 2018) .............................................................................................. 154
Obshatko, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 173 (BIA 2017) ............................................................ 144, 173
Ocampo, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1301 (BIA 2000) .................................................................... 397
O–J–O–, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 381 (BIA 1996) .............................................. 209, 210, 211, 287
Okeke v. United States Att'y Gen., 407 F.3d 585 (3d Cir. 2005) .................................................. 241
Okpa v. INS, 266 F.3d 313 (4th Cir. 2001) .................................................................................. 272
Olea-Reyes v. Gonzales, 177 F. Appx. 697 (9th Cir. 2006) ......................................................... 112
Oliva v. Lynch, 807 F.3d 53 (4th Cir. Nov. 25, 2015) ................................................................. 328
Oliva-Ramos v. United States Att'y Gen., 694 F.3d 259 (3d Cir. 2012) ..... 16, 27, 73, 74, 75, 76, 79
Olmos v. Holder, 780 F.3d 1313 (10th Cir. 2015) ....................................................................... 416
Olquin, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 896 (BIA 2006) ........................................................................ 155
Omar v. Lynch, 814 F.3d 565 (1st Cir. 2016) .............................................................................. 432
Ontunez-Tursios v. Ashcroft, 303 F.3d 341 (5th Cir. 2002) ......................................................... 335
Oouch v. DHS, 633 F.3d 119 (2d Cir. 2011) ........................................................................ 147, 462
Orabi v. United States Att'y Gen., 738 F.3d 535 (3d Cir. 2014) .................................................... 65
Orantes-Hernandez v. Gonzales, No. 82-v-01107 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 26, 2007) ............................... 19
Orantes-Hernandez v. Meese, 685 F. Supp. 1488 (C.D. Cal. 1988), aff'd, 919 F.2d 549 (9th Cir. 1990) ......................................................................... 18, 19
Orantes-Hernandez v. Smith, 541 F. Supp. 351 (C.D. Cal. 1982) ................................................. 18
Orelien v. Gonzales, 467 F.3d 67 (1st Cir. 2006) ........................................................................ 343
Orhorhaghe v. INS, 38 F.3d 488 (9th Cir. 1994) ............................................................... 16, 72, 73
Ornelas Chavez v. Gonzales, 458 F.3d 1052 (9th Cir. 2006) ....................................................... 344
Orozco-Velasquez v. United States Att'y Gen., 817 F.3d 78 (3d Cir. 2016) ................................. 262
Ortega-Cabrera, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 793 (BIA 2005) ......................................... 266, 284, 292
Ortega-Marroquin v. Holder, 640 F.3d 814 (8th Cir. 2011) ........................................................ 431
Ortiz-Alfaro v. Holder, 694 F.3d 955 (9th Cir. 2012) .................................................................. 314
Oscar Diaz-Medina, A096-188-908 (BIA Feb. 11, 2016) ........................................................... 448
Oseiwusu, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 19 (BIA 1998) ...................................................................... 417
O–S–G–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 56 (BIA 2006) ........................................................................ 428
Oshodi v. Holder, 729 F.3d 883 (9th Cir. 2013) .................................................................... 21, 316
Osorio v. INS, 18 F.3d 1017 (2d Cir. 1994) ................................................................................. 328
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Osorio-Martinez v. United States Att’y Gen., 893 F.3d 153 (3d Cir. 2018) ................................. 468
Ovalles v. Holder, 577 F.3d 288 (5th Cir. 2009) ................................................................. 451, 466
Oxygene v. Lynch, 813 F.3d 541 (4th Cir. 2016) ......................................................................... 385
O–Z– & I–Z–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 23 (BIA 1998) ................................................................ 319
Ozdemir v. INS, 46 F.3d 6 (5th Cir. 1994) ................................................................................... 319
Ozkok, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 546 (BIA 1988) ............................................................................ 65
P
P–, Matter of, 2 I&N Dec. 117 (BIA 1944) ................................................................................. 155
Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010) ...................................................................................... 47
Padilla-Ramirez v. Bible, 882 F.3d 826 (9th Cir. 2017) .............................................................. 418
Padilla-Romero v. Holder, 611 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. 2010) .......................................................... 239
Paek, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 403 (BIA 2014), aff'd, 793 F.3d 330 (3d Cir. 2015) ............ 217, 239
Pafe v. Holder, 615 F.3d 967 (8th Cir. 2010) .............................................................................. 444
Pangan-Sis, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 130 (BIA 2017) ................................................................. 109
Papazoglou v. Holder, 725 F.3d 790 (7th Cir. 2013) ................................................................... 218
Parlak v. Holder, 578 F.3d 457 (6th Cir. 2009) ........................................................................... 365
Parrilla v. Gonzales, 414 F.3d 1038 (9th Cir. 2005) ................................................................... 148
Partap v. Holder, 603 F.3d 1173 (9th Cir. 2010) ......................................................................... 267
Parussimova v. Mukasey, 555 F.3d 734 (9th Cir. 2009) .............................................................. 327
Pastor-Hernandez v. Holder, 737 F.3d 902 (4th Cir. 2013) ................................................ 300, 364
Patel, Matter of, 15 I&N Dec. 666 (BIA 1976) ........................................................................... 413
Patel, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 394 (BIA 1986) ........................................................................... 405
Patino, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 74 (BIA 2001) ........................................................................... 422
Paulino Lazcano Cabrera, A097 535 359 (BIA Mar. 15, 2018) ................................................... 79
Paulus, Matter of, 11 I&N Dec. 274 (BIA 1965) ........................................................................ 157
Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573 (1980) ............................................................................... 78, 79
Pedro Dominguez-Trillo, A200 760 650 (BIA Feb. 18, 2016) .................................................... 401
Pena, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 613 (BIA 2015) ............................................................................. 13
Perales-Cumpean v. Gonzales, 429 F.3d 977 (10th Cir. 2005) ................................................... 281
Pereira v. Sessions, 585 U.S. ___, 138 S. Ct. 2105 (2018) .. 11, 12, 34, 60, 241, 262, 399, 444, 445
Perez, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 689 (BIA 1999) .......................................................... 238, 241, 263
Perez, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1325 (BIA 2000) .......................................... 67, 144, 145, 146, 148
Perez v. Mukasey, 516 F.3d 770 (9th Cir. 2008) .......................................................................... 440
Perez-Contreras, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 615 (BIA 1992) ......................................... 151, 152, 170
Perez-Gonzalez v. Ashcroft, 379 F.3d 783 (9th Cir. 2004) .......................................................... 231
Perez-Guzman v. Lynch, 835 F.3d 1066 (9th Cir. 2016), cert. denied sub nom. Perez-Guzman v. Sessions, 138 S. Ct. 737 (2018) .................. 359
TABLE OF DECISIONS 767
Perez-Santana v. Holder, 731 F.3d 50 (1st Cir. 2013) ................................................... 44, 451, 466
Perez-Vargas, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 829 (BIA 2005) .............................................................. 176
Perez-Vargas v. Gonzales, 478 F.3d 191 (4th Cir. 2007) ............................................................ 176
Pergega v. Gonzales, 417 F.3d 623 (6th Cir. 2005) ..................................................................... 391
Perkovick v. INS, 33 F.3d 615 (6th Cir. 1994) ............................................................................. 319
Pervaiz v. Gonzales, 405 F.3d 488 (7th Cir. 2005) ...................................................................... 444
Pichardo, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 330 (BIA 1996) ..................................................................... 170
Pickering, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 621 (BIA 2003) .............................................................. 68, 142
Pierre, Matter of, 15 I&N Dec. 461 (BIA 1975) ......................................................................... 343
Pierre v. Gonzales, 502 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 2007) ......................................................................... 385
Pierre v. United States Att'y Gen., 528 F.3d 180 (3d Cir. 2008) .................................................. 385
Pieschacon-Villegas v. United States Att'y Gen., 671 F.3d 303 (3d Cir. 2011) ........................... 386
Pilch, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 627 (BIA 1996) ................................................... 209, 210, 211, 287
Pilch v. Ashcroft, 353 F.3d 585 (7th Cir. 2003) ................................................................... 304, 450
Pina-Galindo, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 423 (BIA 2014) .............................................................. 264
Pino v. Landon, 349 U.S. 901 (1955) ............................................................................................ 64
Pinzon, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 189 (BIA 2013) ........................................................ 115, 131, 154
Pitcherskaia v. INS, 118 F.3d 641 (9th Cir. 1997) ....................................................... 317, 326, 329
Planes v. Holder, 652 F.3d 991 (2011), petition for reh'g denied, 686 F.3d 1033 (9th Cir. 2012) 64
Polanco, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 894 (BIA 1994) ...................................................................... 366
Ponce-Hernandez, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 784 (BIA 1999) ..................................................... 7, 62
Ponta-Garcia v. United States Att'y Gen., 557 F.3d 158 (3d Cir. 2009) ...................................... 128
Portillo-Gutierrez, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 148 (BIA 2009) ....................................................... 267
Pouhova v. Holder, 726 F.3d 1007 (7th Cir. 2013) ......................................................................... 4
Poveda v. United States Att'y Gen., 692 F.3d 1168 (11th Cir. 2012) ........................................... 218
Prasad v. INS, 47 F.3d 336 (9th Cir. 1995) ................................................................................. 319
Preap v. Johnson, 831 F.3d 1193 (9th Cir. 2016), cert. granted, 86 U.S.L.W. 3459 (U.S. Mar. 19, 2018) .............................................. 416
Pretzantzin v. Holder, 736 F.3d 641 (2d Cir. 2013) ....................................................................... 28
Pruidze v. Holder, 632 F.3d 234 (6th Cir. 2011) ........................................................................... 44
P–S–H–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 329 (BIA 2014) ...................................................................... 382
Puc-Ruiz v. Holder, 629 F.3d 771 (8th Cir. 2010) ....................................................... 16, 72, 73, 75
Puello v. BCIS, 511 F.3d 324 (2d Cir. 2007) ................................................................................. 64
Pula, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 467 (BIA 1987) .................................................................... 345, 346
Putro v. Lynch, 828 F.3d 578 (7th Cir. July 7, 2016) .................................................................. 194
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Q
Qi Hua Li v. Holder, 354 F. Appx. 46 (5th Cir. 2009) ................................................................. 438
Qili Qu v. Gonzales, 399 F.3d 1195 (9th Cir. 2005) .................................................................... 321
Quijada-Coto, Matter of, 13 I&N Dec. 740 (BIA 1971) ............................................................. 200
Quilantan, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 285 (BIA 2010) ....................................................... 8, 128, 131
Quintero-Salazar v. Keisler, 506 F.3d 688 (9th Cir. 2007) .......................................................... 155
Quitanilla v. Holder, 758 F.3d 570 (4th Cir. 2014) ............................................................. 300, 364
R
R–A–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 906 (BIA 1999) ........................................................................... 338
Rafiq v. Gonzales, 468 F.3d 165 (2d Cir. 2006) ........................................................................... 386
Rainford, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 598 (BIA 1992) ..................................................................... 177
Rajah, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 127 (BIA 2009) .................................................................... 32, 186
Rajwayi v. Sessions, 692 F. Appx. 815 (9th Cir. 2017) ............................................................... 432
Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646 (9th Cir. 2007) ................................................................... 459
Ramaj v. Gonzales, 466 F.3d 520 (6th Cir. 2006) .......................................................................... 39
Ramirez-Canales v. Mukasey, 517 F.3d 904 (6th Cir. 2008) ....................................................... 231
Ramirez-Canenguez v. Holder, 528 F. Appx. 853 (10th Cir. 2013) ............................................. 316
Ramirez-Rivero, Matter of, 18 I&N Dec. 135 (BIA 1981) .................................................... 65, 142
Ramirez-Sanchez, Matter of, 17 I&N Dec. 503 (BIA 1980) .......................................................... 84
Ramirez-Villalpando v. Holder, 601 F.3d 891 (9th Cir. 2010) .................................................... 167
Ramos, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 336 (BIA 2002) ......................................................................... 428
Ramos v. Holder, 660 F.3d 200, 203-06 (4th Cir. 2011) ............................................................. 117
Ramos; United States v., 12 F.3d 1019 (11th Cir. 1994) ............................................................... 78
Ramos v. United States Att’y Gen., 709 F.3d 1066 (11th Cir. 2013) ........................................... 146
Ramos-Bonilla v. Mukasey, 543 F.3d 216 (5th Cir. 2008) ........................................................... 433
Recinas, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 467 (BIA 2002) ....................................................................... 270
Reid v. Donelan, 819 F.3d 486 (1st Cir. 2016) ............................................................................ 419
Reid v. INS, 420 U.S. 619 (1975) ................................................................................................. 115
Reilly; United States v., 33 F.3d 1396 (3d Cir. 1994) .................................................................... 70
Ren v. Holder, 648 F.3d 1079 (9th Cir. 2011) ............................................................................. 393
Rendon v. Holder, 588 F.3d 669 (9th Cir. 2010) ........................................................................... 15
Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, 525 U.S. 471 (1999) .................. 463, 489
Reno v. Catholic Social Servs., Inc., See Catholic Social Servs., Inc. v. Meese; League of United Latin Am. Citizens v. INS
Reno v. Flores, 507 U.S. 292 (1993) ......................................................................................... 4, 15
Renteria-Ledesma v. Holder, 615 F.3d 903 (8th Cir. 2010) ........................................................ 615
Reyes v. Lynch, 835 F.3d 556 (6th Cir. 2016) .............................................................................. 155
TABLE OF DECISIONS 769
Reyes v. Lynch, 842 F.3d 1125 (9th Cir. 2016), cert. denied sub nom. Reyes v. Sessions, 138 S. Ct. 736, 199 L. Ed. 2d 604 (2018) .. 337
Reyes Mata v. Lynch, 576 U.S. __ (2015) ...................................................................................... 18
Reyes-Oropesa; United States v., 596 F.2d 399 (9th Cir. 1979) .................................................... 81
Reyes-Vasquez v. Ashcroft, 354 F.3d 942 (8th Cir. 2004) ............................................................ 409
Reyes-Vasquez v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 903 (8th Cir. 2005) ............................................................ 410
Reza-Murillo, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 296 (BIA 2010) .............................................................. 240
Richardson, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 226 (BIA 2010) ......................................................... 145, 163
Richmond, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 779 (BIA 2016) ................................................................... 115
Rico, Matter of, 16 I&N Dec. 181 (BIA 1977) .................................................................... 143, 158
Ridore v. Holder, 696 F.3d 907 (9th Cir. 2012) ........................................................................... 426
Riley v. INS, 310 F.3d 1253 (10th Cir. 2002) ............................................................................... 431
Rioja v. Ashcroft, 317 F.3d 514 (5th Cir. 2003) ........................................................................... 424
Rivas, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 130 (BIA 2013) ........................................................................... 219
Rivens, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 623 (BIA 2011) ................................................. 9, 13, 92, 157, 417
Rivera v. Holder, 307 F.R.D. 539 (W.D. Wash. 2015) ................................................................ 411
Rivera v. Lynch, 816 F.3d 1064 (9th Cir. 2015) ........................................................................... 156
Rivera-Barrientos v. Holder, 666 F.3d 641 (10th Cir. 2012) ....................................................... 336
Rivera-Moreno v. INS, 213 F.3d 481 (9th Cir. 2000) .......................................................... 332, 333
Roberts v. Holder, 745 F.3d 928 (8th Cir. 2014) ......................................................................... 218
Robinson, Matter of, 16 I&N Dec. 762 (BIA 1979) .................................................................... 156
Rocha, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 944 (BIA 1995) ......................................................................... 158
Rochin v. California, 342 U.S. 165 (1952) .................................................................................... 72
Rodriguez, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 784 (BIA 2012) ................................................................... 217
Rodriguez v. INS, 841 F.2d 865 (9th Cir. 1987) ........................................................................... 326
Rodriguez v. Mukasey, 519 F.3d 773 (8th Cir. 2008) .................................................................. 114
Rodriguez v. Robbins, 715 F.3d 1127 (9th Cir. 2013), rev’d & remanded, Jennings v. Rodriguez, 538 U.S. ___, 138 S. Ct. 830 (2018) ...... 419
Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. __ (2015) ............................................................................ 82
Rodriguez-Diaz, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1320 (BIA 2000) .................................................. 42, 422
Rodriguez Galicia v. Gonzales, 422 F.3d 529 (7th Cir. 2005) ....................................................... 15
Rodriguez-Herrera v. INS, 52 F.3d 238 (9th Cir. 1995) .............................................................. 156
Rodriguez-Lariz v. INS, 282 F.3d 1218 (9th Cir. 2002) ............................................................... 434
Rodriguez-Mancias v. Sessions, No. 17-1264, slip op (4th Cir. May 14, 2018) .......................... 341
Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 991 (BIA 1999) ......................................... 145, 163
Rodriguez-Tejedor, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 153 (BIA 2001) ........................................... 55, 56, 58
Rohas Paredes v. United States Att'y Gen., 528 F.3d 196 (3d Cir. 2008) ...................................... 65
Rohit v. Holder, 670 F.3d 1085 (9th Cir. 2012) ........................................................................... 155
Rojas, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 117 (BIA 2001) .................................................................. 416, 426
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Rojas v. Holder, 704 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2012) ............................................................................. 397
Rojas v. Johnson, 305 F. Supp. 3d 1176 (W.D. Wash. 2018) ...................................................... 355
Roldan, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 512 (BIA 1999) .......................................................................... 68
Romalez-Alcaide, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 423 (BIA 2002) ................................................ 264, 265
Romero Rodriguez v. United States Att'y Gen., 131 F. Appx. 203 (11th Cir. 2005) .................... 343
Rosales v. BICE, 426 F.3d 733 (5th Cir. 2005) ............................................................................ 459
Rosario v. Holder, 627 F.3d 58 (2d Cir. 2010) ............................................................................ 281
Rosas-Ramirez, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 616 (BIA 1999) ........................................................... 130
Rose, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 181 (BIA 2010) ............................................................................ 194
Rosiles-Camarena v. Holder, 735 F.3d 534 (7th Cir. 2013) ........................................................ 426
Rowe, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 962 (BIA 2006) ........................................................................... 480
Roy Alberto Ramirez Calderon, A200-423-316 (BIA Mar. 9, 2017) ........................................... 432
R–R–, Matter of, 3 I&N Dec. 823 (BIA 1949) ............................................................................. 122
Ruiz v. United States Att'y Gen., 440 F.3d 1247 (11th Cir. 2006) ................................................ 469
Ruiz–Lopez, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 551 (BIA 2011), aff’d, Ruiz-Lopez v. Holder, 682 F.3d 513 (6th Cir. 2012) ........................................ 156
Ruiz-Martinez v. Mukasey, 516 F.3d 102 (2d Cir. 2008) ............................................................. 367
Ruiz Reyes, A207 198 666 (BIA Aug. 15, 2017) (unpublished) .................................................. 397
Ruiz-Vidal v. Gonzales, 473 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 2007) ............................................................... 157
Ruqiang Yu v. Holder, 693 F.3d 294 (2d Cir. 2012) .................................................................... 334
S
S–, Matter of, 3 I&N Dec. 617 (BIA 1949) ................................................................................. 156
S–A–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1328 (BIA 2000) ................................................................. 331, 344
Saakian v. INS, 252 F.3d 21 (1st Cir. 2001) ................................................................................ 433
Sacramento, County of v. Lewis, 523 U.S. 833 (1998) .................................................................. 75
Saenz-Gomez; United States v., 472 F.3d 791 (10th Cir. 2007) ..................................................... 64
Safaie v. INS, 25 F.3d 636 (8th Cir. 1994) ................................................................................... 335
St. Cyr; INS v., 533 U.S. 289 (2001) ................................................ 7, 237, 252, 253, 257, 457, 458
S–A–K– & H–A–H–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 464 (BIA 2008) ................................................... 324
Saldarriaga v. Gonzales, 402 F.3d 461 (4th Cir. 2005) ............................................................... 332
Saldivar v. Sessions, 877 F.3d 812 (9th Cir. 2017) ...................................................................... 240
Salgado-Sosa v. Sessions, 882 F.3d 451 (4th Cir. 2018) .............................................................. 341
Saliba v. United States Att'y Gen., 828 F.3d 182 (3d Cir. 2016) .................................................. 111
Salim v. Lynch, 831 F.3d 1133 (9th Cir. 2016) ............................................................................ 438
Sall v. Gonzales, 437 F.3d 229 (2d Cir. 2006) ............................................................................. 376
Sama v. United States Att’y Gen., 887 F.3d 1225 (11th Cir. 2018) ............................................. 319
Samayoa-Martinez v. Holder, 558 F.3d 897 (9th Cir. 2009) ......................................................... 74
TABLE OF DECISIONS 771
Sanchez, Matter of, 17 I&N Dec. 218 (BIA 1980) ...................................................................... 219
Sanchez, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 223 (BIA 1990) ...................................................................... 412
Sanchez v. Sessions, 885 F.3d 782 (4th Cir. 2018) .................................................................... 5, 73
Sanchez; United States v., 635 F.2d 47 (2d Cir. 1980) .................................................................. 81
Sanchez v. United States Att'y Gen., 392 F.3d 434 (11th Cir. 2004) ............................................ 333
Sanchez-Cornejo, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 273 (BIA 2010) ........................................................ 164
Sanchez-Herbert, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 43 (BIA 2012) ............................................................. 43
Sanchez-Linn, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 362 (BIA 1991) .............................................................. 197
Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon, 548 U.S. 331 (2006) .......................................................................... 74
Sanchez-Lopez, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 71 (BIA 2012), overruled in part, Matter of Sanchez-Lopez, 27 I&N Dec. 256 (BIA 2018) ...... 172, 247
Sanchez-Medina, A087 944 781 (BIA June 27, 2014) ................................................................ 401
Sanchez Sosa, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 807 (BIA 2012) ................................................................ 32
S– & B–C–, Matter of, 9 I&N Dec. 436 (AG 1960) .................................................................... 111
Sandoval, Matter of, 17 I&N Dec. 70 (BIA 1979) ......................................................................... 74
Sang Goo Park v. United States Att’y Gen., 846 F.3d 645 (3d Cir. 2017) ........................... 304, 450
Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482 (9th Cir. 1997) ..................................................................... 332, 343
Sankoh v. Mukasey, 539 F.3d 456 (7th Cir. 2008) ......................................................................... 21
Saul Rincon-Garcia, A034-338-426 (BIA Nov. 27, 2017) .......................................................... 432
Saysana, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 602 (BIA 2008) ...................................................................... 416
Scatambuli v. Holder, 558 F.3d 53 (1st Cir. 2009) ...................................................................... 336
Scorteanu v. INS, 339 F.3d 407 (6th Cir. 2003) ........................................................................... 444
S–E–G–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 579 (BIA 2008) ...................................................... 335, 336, 337
Seidi Elda Sandoval Landero, A088-056-174 (BIA Nov. 20, 2015) ........................................... 444
Sejas, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 236 (BIA 2007) ................................................................... 152, 153
Sembiring v. Gonzales, 499 F.3d 981 (9th Cir. 2007) .................................................................. 447
S.E.R.L. v. United States Att’y Gen., 894 F.3d 535 (3d Cir. 2018) .............................................. 337
Serna, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 579 (BIA 1992) .................................................................. 154, 156
Serna-Lara, A201 070 135 (BIA Apr. 2, 2015) ........................................................................... 494
Sessions v. Dimaya, 584 U.S. ___, 138 S. Ct. 1204 (2018) ................................................. 165, 245
Sessions v. Morales-Santana, 137 S. Ct. 1678 (2017) ................................................................... 55
S–H–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 462 (BIA 2002) ................................................................... 423, 426
Shaar, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 541 (BIA 1996) .......................................................................... 407
Shaar v. INS, 141 F.3d 953 (9th Cir. 1998) ......................................................................... 406, 407
Shanu, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 754 (BIA 2005) .......................................................................... 240
Shepard v. United States, 544 U.S. 13 (2005) ......................................................................... 66, 69
Shirdel, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 33 (BIA 1984) .......................................................................... 112
Shivaraman v. Ashcroft, 360 F.3d 1142 (9th Cir. 2004) .............................................................. 130
Short, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 136 (BIA 1989) ....................................................... 67, 68, 152, 153
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Sibrun, Matter of, 18 I&N Dec. 354 (BIA 1983) ........................................................................... 36
Sierra, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 288 (BIA 2014) .................................................................... 67, 150
Silitonga, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 89 (BIA 2009) ....................................................................... 176
Silva-Trevino, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 550 (AG 2015) ................................................................. 66
Silva-Trevino, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 826 (BIA 2016) .............................................. 150, 152, 155
Silverthorne Lumber v. United States, 251 U.S. 385 (1920) .......................................................... 72
Silvia-Rengifo v. United States Att'y Gen., 473 F.3d 58 (3d Cir. 2007) ....................................... 386
Simarmata v. Holder, 752 F.3d 79 (1st Cir. 2014) ....................................................................... 438
Simmonds, A034 062 738 (BIA Mar. 24, 2014) .......................................................................... 257
Simmons v. United States, 390 U.S. 377 (1968) ............................................................................ 85
Sindona v. Grant, 619 F.2d 167 (2d Cir. 1980) ........................................................................... 370
Singh, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 998 (BIA 1997) .......................................................................... 442
Singh v. Gonzales, 432 F.3d 533 (3d Cir. 2006) ............................................................................ 15
Singh v. Holder, 638 F.3d 1196 (9th Cir. 2011) ........................................................................... 461
Singh v. Holder, 750 F.3d 84 (1st Cir. 2014) ............................................................................... 322
Singh v. INS, 213 F.3d 1050 (9th Cir. 2000) ................................................................................ 442
Singh v. INS, 295 F.3d 1037 (9th Cir. 2002) ........................................................................ 442, 443
Singh v. Moschorak, 53 F.3d 1031 (9th Cir. 1995) ...................................................................... 321
Singh v. Mukasey, 553 F.3d 207 (2d Cir. 2009) ............................................................................. 75
Singh v. United States Att'y Gen., 807 F.3d 547 (3d Cir. 2015) ................................................... 243
Siniauskas, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 207 (BIA 2018) .................................................................. 413
Sinotes-Cruz v. Gonzales, 468 F.3d 1190 (9th Cir. 2006) ............................................................ 241
Siwe v. Holder, 742 F.3d 603 (5th Cir. 2014) .............................................................................. 382
S–K–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 936 (BIA 2006) ........................................................................... 102
S–L–M–L–, AXXX XXX 703 (BIA Sept. 29, 2017) (unpublished) ............................................ 248
S–M–J–, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 722 (BIA 1997) .............................................................. 328, 392
Smolniakova v. Gonzales, 422 F.3d 1037 (9th Cir. 2005) ............................................................ 393
Soadjede v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 830 (5th Cir. 2003) ..................................................................... 425
Socop-Gonzalez v. INS, 272 F.3d 1176 (9th Cir. 2001) (en banc) ............................................... 431
Solon, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 239 (BIA 2007) .................................................................. 152, 153
Sopo v. United States Att'y Gen., 825 F.3d 1199 (11th Cir. 2016) ............................................... 419
Soram, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 378 (BIA 2010) ......................................................................... 172
Sorcia v. Holder, 643 F.3d 117 (4th Cir. 2011) ........................................................................... 459
Soriano, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 516 (BIA 1996) ....................................................................... 251
Sotelo, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 201 (BIA 2001) .................................................................. 238, 246
Sotelo-Aquije v. Slattery, 17 F.3d 33 (2d Cir. 1994) .................................................................... 326
Sotnikau v. Lynch, 846 F.3d 731 (4th Cir. 2017) ......................................................................... 153
S–S–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 458 (BIA 1999) .............................................................................. 65
S–S–E–, AXXX XXX 896 (BIA Apr. 3, 2018) ........................................................................... 409
TABLE OF DECISIONS 773
Stanovsek v. Holder, 768 F.3d 515 (6th Cir. 2014) ...................................................................... 218
Stepanovic v. Filip, 554 F.3d 673 (7th Cir. 2009) ........................................................................ 281
Stevic; INS v., 467 U.S. 407 (1984) ............................................................................. 316, 361, 407
Stone v. INS, 514 U.S. 386 (1995) ............................................................................................... 464
Suarez-Valenzuela v. Holder, 714 F.3d 241 (4th Cir. 2013) ........................................................ 386
Sugiarto v. Holder, 761 F.3d 102 (1st Cir. 2014) ........................................................................ 438
Suh, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 626 (BIA 2003) ............................................................................. 169
Sukhdev Singh, A209-154-612 (BIA Aug. 25, 2017) .................................................................. 440
Sullivan; United States v., 128 F.3d 126 (4th Cir. 1998) ......................................................... 77, 81
Sunday v. United States Att’y Gen., 832 F.3d 211 (3d Cir. 2016) ................................................ 227
Sung v. Keisler, 505 F.3d 372 (5th Cir. 2007) ............................................................................. 176
S–V–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1306 (BIA 2000) ......................................................................... 386
S–Y–G–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 247 (BIA 2007) ...................................................................... 438
Sylvain v. United States Att'y Gen., 714 F.3d 150 (3d Cir. 2013) .......................................... 41, 416
T
Tamenut v. Mukasey, 521 F.3d 1000 (8th Cir. 2008) (en banc) (per curiam) ...................... 304, 450
Tang, Matter of, 13 I&N Dec. 691 (BIA 1971) ....................................................................... 84, 85
Tapucu v. Gonzales, 399 F.3d 736 (6th Cir. 2005) ...................................................................... 116
Tarubac v. INS, 182 F.3d 1114 (9th Cir. 1999) ........................................................................... 328
Tashnizi v. INS, 585 F.2d 781 (5th Cir. 1978) ............................................................................... 74
Taylor v. United States, 495 U.S. 575 (1990) ................................................................ 66, 144, 145
Teixeira, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 316 (BIA 1996) .............................................................. 148, 170
Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968) ....................................................................................... 76, 77, 82
Texas; United States v., 136 S. Ct. 906 (2016) ............................................................................ 495
Theodros v. Gonzales, 490 F.3d 396 (5th Cir. 2007) ................................................................... 114
Thomas, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 20 (BIA 1995) ............................................................. 64, 65, 396
Thomas v. Gonzales, 409 F.3d 1177 (9th Cir. 2005) (en banc), vacated, 547 U.S. 183 (2006) ... 335
Thomas v. INS, 976 F.2d 786 (1st Cir. 1992) ............................................................................... 440
Tijam, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 408 (BIA 1998) .................................................................. 111, 220
Tima, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 839 (BIA 2016) ........................................................................... 233
Tin, Matter of, 14 I&N Dec. 371 (Reg'l Commr. 1971) ............................................................... 231
T–M–H– & S–W–C–, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 193 (BIA 2010) .................................................. 356
Tobar-Lobo, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 143 (BIA 2007) ................................................................ 156
Toboso-Alfonso, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 819 (BIA 1990) .......................................................... 335
Tokatly v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 613 (9th Cir. 2004) ....................................................................... 150
Tolasa v. Ashcroft, 384 F.3d 906 (7th Cir. 2004) ......................................................................... 333
Toro, Matter of, 17 I&N Dec. 340 (BIA 1980) .............................................................. 6, 15, 16, 74
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Torres v. Lynch, 136 S. Ct. 1619 (2016) ...................................................................................... 144
Torres-Garcia, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 866 (BIA 2006) .................................................... 121, 231
Torres-Varela, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 78 (BIA 2001) ............................................................... 153
Tovar v. United States Att'y Gen., 646 F.3d 1300 (11th Cir. 2011) ............................................. 398
Tran, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 291 (BIA 1996) ............................................................................ 153
Turkson v. Holder, 667 F.3d 523 (4th Cir. 2012) ............................................................................. 6
T–Z–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 163 (BIA 2007) ................................................................... 317, 318
U
U–H–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 355 (BIA 2002) .......................................................... 159, 373, 374
Umanzor-Alvarado v. INS, 896 F.2d 14 (1st Cir. 1990) .............................................................. 332
United States v. See name of opposing party
United States ex rel. See name of related party
Urena, Matter of, I&N Dec. 140 (BIA 2009) .............................................................................. 413
Uritsky v. Gonzales, 399 F.3d 728 (6th Cir. 2005) ...................................................................... 142
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V–A–C–, AXXX XXX 523 (BIA Nov. 15, 2017) (unpublished) ................................................. 248
Vaduva v. INS, 131 F.3d 689 (7th Cir. 1997) ............................................................................... 317
Vahora v. Holder, 641 F.3d 1038 (9th Cir. 2011) ........................................................................ 357
Vajtauer, United States ex rel. v. Comm'r, 273 U.S. 103 (1927) ................................................... 74
Valadez-Munoz v. Holder, 623 F.3d 1304 (9th Cir. 2010) ................................................... 112, 115
Valdiviezo-Galdamez v. United States Att'y Gen., 663 F.3d 582 (3d Cir. 2011) .................. 336, 337
Valdovinos-Lopez v. United States Att’y Gen., 628 F. Appx. 817 (3d Cir. 2015) ........................ 432
Valenzuela-Felix, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 53 (BIA 2012) ...................................................... 13, 93
Valenzuela Gallardo v. Lynch, 818 F.3d 808 (9th Cir. 2016) ...................................................... 168
Valeros v. INS, 387 F.2d 921 (7th Cir. 1967) ................................................................................ 74
Valles, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 769 (BIA 1997) .......................................................................... 412
Vannak Sot, A096 718 092 (BIA Mar. 13, 2014) ........................................................................ 136
Vargas-Hernandez v. Gonzales, 497 F.3d 919 (9th Cir. 2007) .................................................... 142
Vartelas v. Holder, 566 U.S. 257 (2012) ............................................................... 7, 9, 62, 253, 417
Vaughn v. Rosen, 484 F.2d 820 (D.C. Cir. 1973) .......................................................................... 30
Vaz Dos Reis v. Holder, 606 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2010) ..................................................................... 444
Vega–Ayala v. Lynch, 833 F.3d 34 (1st Cir. 2016) ...................................................................... 339
Velarde, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 253 (BIA 2002) ............................................................... 407, 427
Velasco, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 143 (BIA 2009) ....................................................... 400, 406, 465
Velasquez, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 377 (BIA 1986) ............................................................... 34, 37
TABLE OF DECISIONS 775
Velasquez, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 278 (BIA 2010) ........................................................... 146, 166
Vella, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 138 (BIA 2017) ........................................................................... 218
Veloz-Luvevano v. Lynch, 799 F.3d 1308 (10th Cir. 2015) .......................................................... 154
Verdugo-Urquidez; United States v., 494 U.S. 259 (1990) ............................................................ 72
Vides Casanova, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 494 (BIA 2015) .......................................................... 364
Viegas v. Holder, 699 F.3d 798 (4th Cir. 2012) ........................................................................... 102
Vieira Garcia v. INS, 239 F.3d 409 (1st Cir. 2001) ..................................................................... 142
Vigil, Matter of, 19 I&N Dec. 572 (BIA 1988) ............................................................................ 332
Vilanova-Gonzalez, Matter of, 13 I&N Dec. 399 (BIA 1969) ..................................................... 426
Vilchez v. Holder, 682 F.3d 1195 (9th Cir. 2012) ........................................................................ 459
Vilchiz-Soto v. Holder, 688 F.3d 642 (9th Cir. 2012) .................................................................. 460
Villa-Anguiano v. Holder, 727 F.3d 873 (9th Cir. 2013) ............................................................. 128
Villalta, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 142 (BIA 1990) ................................................................ 326, 344
Villarreal-Zuniga, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 886 (BIA 2006) ............................................... 177, 253
Villatoro v. Holder, 760 F.3d 872 (8th Cir. 2014) ....................................................................... 156
Villegas v. Mukasey, 523 F.3d 984 (9th Cir. 2008) .............................................................. 385, 386
Vitug v. Holder, 723 F.3d 1056 (9th Cir. 2013) ........................................................................... 426
V–K–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 500 (BIA 2008) .......................................................................... 426
Vladimirova v. Ashcroft, 377 F.3d 690 (7th Cir. 2004) ............................................................... 317
V–M–B–B–, AXXX XXX 723 (BIA March 27, 2015) (unpublished) ......................................... 248
V–R–F–, AXXX XXX 988 (BIA July 25, 2017) (unpublished) .................................................. 256
Vukmirovic v. Ashcroft, 362 F.3d 1247 (9th Cir. 2004) ............................................................... 365
V–Z–S–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1338 (BIA 2000) ..................................................................... 145
W
W–A–F–C–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 880 (BIA 2016) ................................................................... 23
Waldron v. INS, 17 F.3d 511 (2d Cir. 1993) .................................................................................. 75
Walter v. United States, 447 U.S. 649 (1980) ................................................................................ 78
Walters v. Reno, 145 F.3d 1032 (9th Cir. 1998), cert. denied, 119 S. Ct. 1140 (Mar. 8, 1999) ...................................................... 118, 136
Wang; INS v., 450 U.S. 139 (1981) ..................................................................................... 210, 287
Weeks v. United States, 232 U.S. 383 (1914) ................................................................................. 77
Wei v. Mukasey, 545 F.3d 1248 (10th Cir. 2008) ......................................................................... 438
Welsh v. Wisconsin, 466 U.S. 740 (1984) ...................................................................................... 78
Weng v. Holder, 562 F.3d 510 (2d Cir. 2009) .............................................................................. 365
Werner, Matter of, 25 I&N Dec. 45 (BIA 2009) .......................................................................... 412
West, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 1405 (BIA 2000) .......................................................................... 416
W–F–, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 503 (BIA 1996) .......................................................................... 442
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W–G–R–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 208 (BIA 2014) ............................................................. 336, 337
William v. Gonzales, 499 F.3d 329 (4th Cir. 2007) ....................................................... 44, 451, 466
Wilmore v. Gonzales, 455 F.3d 524 (5th Cir. 2006) .................................................................... 281
Winsor; United States v., 846 F.2d 1569 (9th Cir. 1988) ............................................................... 80
Wong, Matter of, 13 I&N Dec. 820 (BIA 1971) ............................................................................ 85
Wong Kim Ark; United States v., 169 U.S. 649, (1898) ................................................................. 54
Wong Sun v. United States, 371 U.S. 471 (1963) ..................................................................... 72, 78
Wong Yang Sung v. McGrath, 339 U.S. 33 (1950) ........................................................................ 15
Woodby v. INS, 385 U.S. 276 (1966) ............................................................. 13, 57, 58, 63, 92, 130
Wu, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 8 (BIA 2017) .................................................................................. 152
W–Y–C– & H–O–B–, Matter of, 27 I&N Dec. 189 (BIA 2018) .................................................. 342
W–Y–U–, 27 I&N Dec. 17 (BIA 2017) ................................................................................ 186, 225
X
X–G–W–, Matter of, 22 I&N Dec. 71 (BIA 1998) ....................................................................... 431
Xiu Zhen Zheng v. Holder, 548 F. Appx. 869 (4th Cir. 2013) ..................................................... 438
X–K–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 731 (BIA 2005) .................................................................. 314, 418
XXX–XXX–XXX, Matter of (U.S. Immigration Judge Philip T. Williams, Baltimore, Md., Aug. 5, 2010) ............. 73
Y
Yamataya v. Fisher, 189 U.S. 86 (1903) ................................................................................ 15, 444
Yanez-Marquez v. Lynch, 789 F.3d 434, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 10107 (4th Cir. 2015) .. 16, 73, 76
Yang v. Gonzales, 478 F.3d 133 (2d Cir. 2007), .......................................................................... 434
Yang Zhao-Cheng v. Holder, 721 F.3d 25 (1st Cir. 2013) ........................................................... 437
Yan Yan Lin v. Holder, 584 F.3d 75 (2d Cir. 2009) ..................................................................... 364
Yau, Matter of, 14 I&N Dec. 630 (BIA 1974) ............................................................................... 82
Y–C–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 286 (BIA 2002) ........................................................................... 356
Y.C. v. Holder, 741 F.3d 324 (2d Cir. 2013) ................................................................................ 332
Yerger, Ex parte, 8 Wall 85 (1869) .............................................................................................. 457
Yewondwosen, Matter of, 21 I&N Dec. 1025 (BIA 1997) ................................................... 448, 449
Y–G–, Matter of, 20 I&N Dec. 794 (BIA 1994) .......................................................... 111, 343, 409
Y–L–, Matter of, 24 I&N Dec. 151 (BIA 2007) ........................................................................... 360
Y–L–, A–G–, & R–S–R–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 270 (AG 2002) ...................................... 369, 386
Y–N–P–, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 10 (BIA 2012) ................................................................ 276, 285
Yousefi v. INS, 260 F.3d 318 (4th Cir. 2001) ............................................................................... 367
Y–T–L–, Matter of, 23 I&N Dec. 601 (BIA 2003) ....................................................................... 321
TABLE OF DECISIONS 777
Yuen Jin v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 143 (2d Cir. 2008) ...................................................................... 438
Yusupov v. United States Att'y Gen., 518 F.3d 185 (3d Cir. 2008) ...................................... 159, 371
Yusupov v. United States Att'y Gen., 650 F.3d 968 (3d Cir. 2011) .............................................. 371
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Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001) ................................................................................ 15, 418
Zakivov v. Ashcroft, 384 F.3d 541 (8th Cir. 2004) ....................................................................... 317
Zambrano v. INS, 509 U.S. 918 (1993) ........................................................................................ 313
Zambrano v. Sessions, 878 F.3d 84 (4th Cir. 2017) ............................................................. 341, 353
Zavaleta-Policiano v. Sessions, 873 F.3d 241 (4th Cir. 2017) ..................................................... 341
Zeleniak, Matter of, 26 I&N Dec. 158 (BIA 2013) ...................................................................... 268
Zermeno v. Lynch, 835 F.3d 514 (5th Cir. 2016) ......................................................................... 231
Zhang v. Holder, 617 F.3d 650 (2d Cir. 2010) ..................................................................... 457, 466
Zhang v. Mukasey, 509 F.3d 313 (6th Cir. 2007) ......................................................................... 130
Zhao v. Gonzales, 440 F.3d 405 (7th Cir. 2005) .......................................................................... 438
Zheng v. Ashcroft, 332 F.3d 1186 (9th Cir. 2003) ....................................................................... 386
Zheng v. Holder, 698 F.3d 710 (8th Cir. 2012) ............................................................................ 371
Zheng v. United States Dep't of Justice, 409 F.3d 43 (2d Cir. 2005) ........................................... 433
Zhong Guang Sun v. United States Dep't of Justice, 421 F.3d 105 (2d Cir. 2005) ...................... 422
Zhou Hua Zhu v. United States Att'y Gen., 703 F.3d 1303 (11th Cir. 2013) ................................ 426
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