Legal Opinion
Petition for Review of Allesandro D'Antonio v. Shaughnessy
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 13, 1956PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERLANDS, District Judge.
Petitioners are a family group of Italian nationals. The issue is whether they have the right to prosecute an application for an adjustment of their immigration status under 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix § 1971.1
The following is the applicable provision in that section:
“Any alien who establishes that prior to July 1, 1953, he lawfully entered the United States as a bona fide nonimmigrant and that he is un*721able to return to the country of his birth, or nationality, or last residence because of persecution or fear of persecution on account of race, religion, or political opinion,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. Harold Leroy LewisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Lavdas v. HollandDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
3Cited by4 opinions
- Santiago Rosa v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- Leong Leun Do A/K/A Wing Sang v. P. A. Esperdy, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization for the District of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Shio Han Sun v. BarberDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1956
- Leong Leun Do A/K/A Wing Sang v. P. A. Esperdy, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization for the District of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962