Matter of Velazquez-Herrera, 24 I. & N. Dec. 503, ___ (BIA May 20, 2008) ("Significantly, Congress chose to define "crime of domestic violence" at considerable length, specifically cross-referencing one Federal criminal statute, 18 U.S.C. 16, and incorporating by reference a host of other laws (State, Federal, tribal, or local) that define the legal scope of domestic relationships. Yet the statute's other operative terms, including "crime of child abuse," were left undefined, triggering the negative inference that Congress deliberately left them open to interpretation."), citing INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca, 480 U.S. 421, 432 (1987).
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