Legal Opinion
LINNAS
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1985No. ID 3000PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #3000 MATTER OF LINNAS In Deportation Proceedings A-8085626 Decided by Board October 16, 1985 (1) The term "country," used to describe a place of deportation under section 243(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1253(a) (1982), means, at a min- imum, a foreign place with "territory" in a geographical sense and a "govern- ment" in the sense of a political organization that exercises power on behalf of the people subjected to its jurisdiction. (2) Offices maintained in New York City on behalf of the Republic of Estonia do not qualify under section 243(a) of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Accardi v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- John D. McKeel Jr. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- William P. Rogers, Attorney General of the United States v. Cheng Fu Sheng and Lin Fu MeiCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Delany v. MoraitisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
- United States Ex Rel. Tom We Shung v. MurffDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1959
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3Cited by11 opinions
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