Pereida v. Wilkinson

Decided March 4, 2021. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 19-438 · 592 U.S. 224 (2021) · Cited 162 times

Holding

A nonpermanent resident seeking to cancel a lawful removal order fails to carry his burden of showing that he has not been convicted of a disqualifying offense when the statutory conviction on his record is ambiguous regarding whether a disqualifying offense formed the basis of his conviction.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Taylor v. United States · 495 U.S. 575 (1990)
• Moncrieffe v. Holder · 569 U.S. 184 (2013)
• Mellouli v. Lynch · 575 U.S. 798 (2015)
• Shepard v. United States · 544 U.S. 13 (2005)
• Descamps v. United States · 570 U.S. 254 (2013)
• Johnson v. United States · 559 U.S. 133 (2010)
• Apprendi v. New Jersey · 530 U.S. 466 (2000)
• Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez · 549 U.S. 183 (2007)
• Nijhawan v. Holder · 557 U.S. 29 (2009)
• Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder · 560 U.S. 563 (2010)
• Almendarez-Torres v. United States · 523 U.S. 224 (1998)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Leocal v. Ashcroft · 543 U.S. 1 (2004)
• Jordan v. De George · 341 U.S. 223 (1951)
• Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership · 564 U.S. 91 (2011)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Campos-Chaves v. Garland · 602 U.S. 447 (2024)
• Monsalvo Velazquez v. Bondi · 604 U.S. 712 (2025)

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