· 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
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- 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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