Heaven v. Gonzales

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• reasoning that Congress must have intended for the permanent stop-time rule to apply retroactively, since it was clear in stating that the “transitional” stop-time rule, Pub. L. No. 104-208, § 309(c)(5), 110 Stat. 3009-546, -627 (1996
• “[I]t would be incongruous . . . to not apply the same rule to aliens whose proceedings were initiated after the effective date of the IIRIRA.” (quotation marks omitted)

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