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· 7/29/2010

Pareja v. Attorney General of the United States

Citations

  • 615 F.3d 180
  • 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 15656
  • 2010 WL 2947239

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that the BIA’s interpretation of the “exceptional and extremely unusual hardship” standard is a permissible construction of the statute (citations omitted)
  • noting that the Attorney General may cancel an alien’s removal only if “the alien meets her burden of establishing eligibility”
  • noting that exceptional and extremely unusual hardship is the standard for cancellation of removal cases
  • noting that exceptional and extremely unusual hardship is the standard for cancellation of removal cases
  • explaining that someone who has conceded removability and seeks cancellation of removal has the burden of showing eligibility for cancellation
  • observing that a legal claim is not colorable if it is immaterial and made solely for the purpose of obtaining jurisdiction or is wholly insubstantial and frivolous

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Judges: Smith, Fisher, Greenberg

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