Legal Opinion
Alexis Barrera-Echavarria v. Richard H. Rison, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1994No. 93-56682PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals from the order of the district court granting a writ of habeas corpus to Alexis Barrera-Echavarria, one of the large group of so-called Mariel Cubans who came to these shores in May 1980. He has been found to be an excluded alien, and his return to Cuba has been ordered. Cuba has refused to take him back, and no other country has been identified as willing to accept him. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), confronted with this intractable situation, has had him confined in federal prisons since 1985. The district court held that…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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