Legal Opinion
Baraket v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 18, 2011No. Docket 09-0739-ag(L), 09-3399-ag(Con)PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
This case requires us to clarify whether certain passages from several of our past decisions were holdings or dicta. When an alien who is a lawful permanent resident facing removal from the United States seeks relief in the form of cancellation of removal, he must show, inter alia, that he has resided in the United States continuously for seven years. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a)(2). For purposes of an application for cancellation of removal, Congress has provided that “any period of continuous residence or continuous physical presence in the United States shall be deemed to end ... when the alien…
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