Shivaraman v. Ashcroft’s Empirical Analysis

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24 federal appellate ·

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1. “We review de novo an agency's construction of a statute that it administers, subject to established principles of deference.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Perez-Enriquez v. Gonzales · Miranda Alvarado v. Gonzales

2. “Where an alien is ‘admitted’ to this country pursuant to the unambiguous definition set forth in section 101(a)(13)(A), and where [s]he maintains continuous lawful presence in this country thereafter, we hold that both the plain words of the statute and the intent of Congress is clear: the ‘date of admission,’ for purposes of § 237(a)(2)(A)(i), is the date of the alien’s lawful entry. Under these circumstances, no deference is due to the Board’s construction of the statutory term.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Zhang v. Mukasey

3. “serves in § 1227(a)(2)(A)(i) but also assumed that every new admission resets the clock. Why would that be so? Then a crime of moral turpitude within five years of any pleasure trip to one's native land would lead to mandatory removal, even of a permanent resident with a clean record for 20 or 50 years in the United States. The Board did not explain in this case—and, as far as we can tell, has never explained—why”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Abdelqadar v. Gonzales