In Re David McKeand v. the State of Texas

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• finding that the REAL ID Act \expressly eliminated district courts' habeas jurisdiction over removal orders\
• emphasizing that courts “are bound by holdings, not unwritten assumptions”
• overruling prior precedent in light of Brand X and an intervening BIA interpretation, and denying a petition for review on the basis of the new statutory interpretation
• collecting decisions explaining that unaddressed issues or assumptions are not binding precedent
• alien who begins but does not complete naturalization process is not a national of the United States even though he was a lawful permanent resident
• “We are bound by hold- ings, not unwritten assumptions.”

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