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· 5/2/2008

Qing Li Chen v. Mukasey

Citations

  • 524 F.3d 1028
  • 8 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5312
  • 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 9521

How courts have described this case

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

  • “Because the statute is silent on the interaction between the two provisions at issue, we must defer to the agency as long as its interpretation is reasonable.”
  • “Deference is especially appropriate in the context of immigration law, where national uniformity is par- amount.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • “Deference is especially appropriate in the context of immigration law, where national uniformity is par- amount.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • “Because the interplay between the two statutory provisions was not ‘presented for review’ in He, we are not bound by He’s offhand observation.” (quoting Barapind, 400 F.3d at 750)
  • “We conclude that the BIA’s interpretation of [8 4 U.S.C. §§ 1158 and 1229a(c)(7)], as they affect each other, is a 5 reasonable one, and we defer to that interpretation.”
  • “We conclude that the BIA’s interpretation of [8 4 U.S.C. §§ 1158 and 1229a(c)(7)], as they affect each other, is a 5 reasonable one, and we defer to that interpretation.”

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Judges: Canby, Graber, Gould

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