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HOLDER v. MARTINEZ GUTIERREZ

Nos. 10-1542, 10-1543.

132 S.Ct. 2011 (2012)

182 L.Ed.2d 922

Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Petitioner v. Carlos MARTINEZ GUTIERREZ. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Petitioner v. Damien Antonio Sawyers.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leondra R. Kruger , for Petitioner.

Stephen B. Kinnaird , Washington, DC, for Carlos Martinez Gutierrez.

Charles A. Rothfeld , Washington, DC, for Damien Antonio Sawyers.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Stephanos Bibas , University of Pennsylvania, Law School Supreme, Philadelphia, PA, Michael Franquinha , Aguirre Law Group LLP, Phoenix, AZ, Stephen B. Kinnaird , Counsel of Record, Igor V. Timofeyev , Tamara L. Graham , Maria T. Davis , D. Scott Carlton , Michelle E. Yetter , Devon E. Winkles , Paul Hastings LLP, Washington, DC, Dario Aguirre , Aguirre Law Group LLP, Denver, CO, for Carlos Martinez Gutierrez.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitor General, Pratik A. Shah , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Donald E. Keener , Carol Federighi, Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Jeffrey A. Meyer , Yale Law School, Supreme Court Clinic, New Haven, CT, Hugo F. Larios , Hugo F. Larios Law PLLC, Tempe, AZ, Charles A. Rothfeld , Counsel of Record, Andrew J. Pincus , Paul W. Hughes , Michael B. Kimberly , Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, for Damien Antonio Sawyers.

Justice KAGAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

An immigration statute, 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(a), authorizes the Attorney General to cancel the removal of an alien from the United States so long as the alien satisfies certain criteria. One of those criteria relates to the length of time an alien has lawfully resided in the United States, and another to the length of time he has held permanent resident status here. We consider whether the Board of Immigration Appeals...

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