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Holder v. Gutierrez

Consolidated into: Holder v. Sawyers

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
10-1542 9th Cir. Jan 18, 2012
Tr.Aud. 		May 21, 2012 9-0 Kagan OT 2011

Holding: The position of the Board of Immigration Appeals that an alien seeking cancellation of removal must individually satisfy the requirements of 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a) – lawful permanent resident status for at least five years and at least seven years of continuous residence in the United States after a lawful admission – rather than relying on a parent’s years of continuous residence or lawful permanent resident status – is based on a permissible construction of the statute.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Kagan on May 21, 2012.

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