Legal Opinion
S.E.R.L. v. Attorney General United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 3, 2018No. 17-2031PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJordan, Circuit Judge
In this immigration case, we consider the term "particular social group," which is part of the definition of "refugee" in the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA"), 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(42). We must decide whether a revised interpretation of that term by the Board of Immigration Appeals (the "BIA" or the "Board") is reasonable and therefore entitled to deference under the strictures of Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. , 467 U.S. 837 , 104 S.Ct. 2778 , 81 L.Ed.2d 694 (1984). Like other circuit courts, we had dutifully deferred to the initial interpretation of…
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