Opinion ID: 3039912
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Heading: standard of review

Text: We review de novo questions of law. De Martinez v. Ashcroft, 374 F.3d 759, 761 (9th Cir. 2004). In interpreting a statute, we apply the two-part test set forth in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837, 842-45 (1984). See Kepilino v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 1057, 1061 n.2 (9th Cir. 2006) (applying the Chevron test to the BIA’s interpretation of the Immigration and Nationality Act). We first examine the text of the statute to determine whether congressional intent is clear. Chevron, 467 U.S. at 842. If the statute’s text is ambiguous, we defer to the agency’s reasonable interpretation. Id. at 845.