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This status triggers eligibility for cancellation of removal. The government argues the child must hold the status independently. The child's side argues the parent's status applies to the child."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 13-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 13-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 40, lines 3-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 40, lines 3-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 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independently."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 13-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 13-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 40, lines 3-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 40, lines 3-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 9-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 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It determines whether a child relies on a parent's legal status. It shapes the agency's power to remove young children from the country."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 13-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 13-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 40, lines 3-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 40, lines 3-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 9-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 9-7"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 23-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 23-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 29-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 29-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 27-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 27-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 37-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 37-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 9-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 9-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 41-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 41-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 51-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 51-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 21-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 21-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 51-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 51-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 27-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 27-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 11-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 33-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 33-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 39-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 39-49"}]}],"slug":"2011-10-1542-holder-v-martinez-gutierrez","term":"2011","title":"Does a child inherit a parent's permanent resident status for immigration relief?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 13-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 13-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 40, lines 3-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 40, lines 3-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 9-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1542.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 9-7"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}