Scope of IIRIRA’s jurisdictional bar

A provision in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA), 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B), precludes judicial review of any action of the Attorney General "the authority for which is specified under this subchapter to be in the discretion of the Attorney General."  In No. 08-911, Kucana v. Holder, the Court considered whether Section … Continue reading Scope of IIRIRA’s jurisdictional bar