Legal Opinion

Amadi v. Ashcroft

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided July 3, 2003No. 01CV7354NGRMLPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

GERSHON, District Judge.

Petitioner pro se, Okechukwu Amadi, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging his final order of removal to Nigeria on the grounds: (1) that he was denied due process and equal protection of the laws in his immigration proceedings because he was not granted a waiver of inadmissibility pursuant to former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the “INA”), former 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c), and/or current Section 212(h) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h); (2) that he is eligible for deferral of removal under the Convention…

2Cases cited6 opinions

Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
Franklin Henderson v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Saul Navas v. Janet Reno, as Attorney General of the United States, Engin Yesil v. Janet Reno, Attorney General Doris Meissner, Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Immigration and Naturalization Service John B.Z. Caplinger, District Director Nancy Hooks, Officer in Charge, Guillermo Mojica v. Janet Reno, as Attorney General of the United States, Saul Navas v. Janet Reno, as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
Wang v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
Sylwia Jankowski-Burczyk v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
Luya Liu v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by1 opinion

Amadi v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2003