Holder v. Gutierrez, No. 10-1542 (U.S. Supreme Court) (566 U.S. 583; 132 S.Ct. 1542) (May 21, 2012) (Justice Kagan)
Here the Court that the BIA’s interpretation of 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a) - namely that an alien seeking cancellation of removal must individually satisfy the residency requirements of that statute - was “a permissible construction of the statute”.
The issue before the Court in these two companion cases was whether ...
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