Opinion ID: 146747
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: standard of review

Text: Section 1227(a)(1)(H)(i) is part of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). We review BIA determinations of purely legal issues regarding the INA de novo. Kankamalage v. INS, 335 F.3d 858, 861 (9th Cir.2003). When the BIA interprets a provision of the INA, we first determine if there is any ambiguity in the statute using traditional tools of statutory interpretation. Id. at 862. (citing Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837, 843 n.9, 104 S.Ct. 2778, 81 L.Ed.2d 694 (1984)). Only if we determine that a statute is ambiguous do we defer to the agency's interpretation. Id. We may not accept an interpretation clearly contrary to the plain meaning of a statute's text. Id.