Delgado v. Holder, 563 F.3d 863 (9th Cir. Apr. 17, 2009) (superseding earlier opinion, 546 F.3d 1017 (9th Cir. October 8, 2008) (court of appeal has jurisdiction to review the merits of a "particularly serious crime" determination for purposes of asylum, because this question is specifically exempted from the jurisdiction-stripping provisions of 8 U.S.C. 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii)), following Morales v. Gonzales, 478 F .3d 972, 980 (9th Cir. 2007).
jurisdiction:
Ninth Circuit