Opinion ID: 32184
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: standard of review

Text: The statute governing this Court’s standard of review for orders of removal states: “administrative findings of fact are conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary . . . .” 8 U.S.C.A. § 1252(b)(4), INA § 242(b)(4). “[Board] conclusions of law are reviewed de novo (although with the usual deference to the Board’s interpretation of ambiguous provisions on the Act in accordance with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 467 U.S. 837 (1984)).” Ruiz-Romero v. Reno, 205 F.3d 837, 838 (5th Cir. 2000) (internal citations omitted); see also Royas v. I.N.S., 937 F.2d 186, 189-90 (5th Cir. 1991).