TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Page(s) Court Decisions: (Alphabetical) Bah v. Mukasey, 529 F.3d 99, 110 (2d Cir. 2008)………………………………………………………………………………………………20, 41 Chen v. Gonzales, 471 F.3d 315 (2d Cir. 2006)………6-9 Haile v. Holder, 591 F.3d 572 (7th Cir. 2010)……………… …………………………………………………………………………………………..……21-27, 39 Huang v. INS, 421 F.3d 125, 128 (2d. Cir. 2005)……………………………………………………………………………28, 31, 37-38 INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca, 480 U.S. 421, (1987)………….37 Kaur v. BIA, 413 F.3d 232 (2d Cir. 2005)………………………19 Khan v. Gonzales, 495 F.3d 31 (2d Cir. 2007)…………6-7 Kucana v. Holder, 130 S.Ct. 827 (2010)………………………………7 Lin v. Gonzales, 186 Fed.Appx. 161 (2d Cir. 2006)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………37 Liu v. INS, 508 F.3d 716 (2d Cir. 2007)……………………………6 Long v. Holder, 620 F.3d 162 (2d. Cir. 2010)……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 31 Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Ass’n v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 463 U.S. 29, 43 (1983)………………………19-20 Norani v. Gonzales, 451 F.3d 292 (2d Cir. 2006)………………………………………………………20, 23, 29, 33-34, 41 Poradisova v. Gonzales, 420 F.3d 70, 78 (2d Cir. 2005)……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 37 Sevoian v. Ashcroft, 290 F.3d 166, 175 (3d Cir. 2002)……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 37 Stserba v. Holder, 2001 WL 1901546 (C.A.6)(6th Cir. May 20, 2011)………………………………………………21, 23-24, 39-40 Tambadou v. Gonzales, 446 F.3d 298, 302 (2nd Cir. 2006)……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 36 Trop v. Dulles, 356 U.S. 86, 101-102 (1958)………21,23 Zhao v. DOJ, 265 F.3d 83 (2d Cir. 2001)……19, 21, 33 Zheng v. Mukasey, 552 F.3d 277, 284 (2d Cir. 2009),………………………………………………………………………………………………36-37 3

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