Legal Opinion
Catholic Social Services, Inc. v. Thornburgh
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1992No. Nos. 88-15046, 88-15127, 88-15128 and 88-6447PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
The Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) appeals several district court orders resulting from successful class action challenges by aliens and immigration rights groups to the INS’s implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (“IRCA” or “the Act”). In separate district court actions, Catholic Social Services, Inc. (“CSS”) and the League of United Latin American Citizens (“LU-LAC”) obtained declaratory and injunctive relief against the INS for its administration of IRCA’s legalization program for aliens living illegally in this country. For…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bankers Trust Co. v. MallisSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- McNary v. Haitian Refugee Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. PangilinanSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Stefan Walter Wiedersperg v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Ayuda, Inc. v. Richard ThornburghCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Reno v. Catholic Social Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Hoeun Yong v. Immigration and Naturalization Service,opinionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Immigrant Assistance Project Of The Los Angeles County Federation Of Labor v. Immigration And Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Sycuan Band of Mission Indians v. Pete Wilson, GovernorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Legalization Assistance Project of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (Afl-Cio) United California Mexican-American Association Travelers and Immigrants Aid of Chicago African Community and Information Center, Inc. American G.I. Forum Coalition for Fair Immigration Reform, Los Angeles Hermandad Mexicana Nacional One Stop Immigration International Institute (San Francisco) International Institute (East Bay) Chinese American Citizens Alliance v. Immigration and Naturalization Service Alan C. Nelson, Commissioner, Ins Edwin Meese U.S. Attorney General U.S. Department of State, Legalization Assistance Project of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (Afl-Cio) United California Mexican-American Association Travelers and Immigrants Aid of Chicago African Community and Information Center, Inc. American G.I. Forum Coalition for Fair Immigration Reform, Los Angeles Hermandad Mexicana Nacional One Stop Immigration International Institute (San Francisco) International Institute (East Bay) Chinese American Citizens Alliance v. Immigration and Naturalization Service Alan C. Nelson, Commissioner, Ins Edwin Meese, U.S. Attorney General U.S. Department of State Etc., Legalization Assistance Project of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (Afl-Cio) United California Mexican-American Association Travelers and Immigrants Aid of Chicago African Community and Information Center, Inc. American G.I. Forum Coalition for Fair Immigration Reform, Los Angeles Hermandad Mexicana Nacional One Stop Immigration International Institute (San Francisco) International Institute (East Bay) Chinese American Citizens Alliance, and Coalition for Fair Immigration Reform, Los Angeles Hermandad Mexicana Nacional One Stop Immigration International Institute (San Francisco) v. Immigration and Naturalization Service Alan C. Nelson, Commissioner, Ins Edwin Meese, U.S. Attorney General U.S. Department of State, Legalization Assistance Project of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (Afl-Cio) United California Mexican-American Association Travelers and Immigrants Aid of Chicago v. Immigration and Naturalization Service Alan C. Nelson, Commissioner, Ins Edwin Meese, U.S. Attorney General U.S. Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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