Legal Opinion
Juana Zoraida Lopez-Telles v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1977No. 77-1247PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
The petitioner is a citizen and native of Nicaragua. Shortly after the major earthquake there in 1973, she applied for and received a visa allowing her to visit the United States for a period of six months. In December, • 1975, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) issued an order to show cause directed to the petitioner and requiring a showing as to why she should not be deported for overstaying her visa. At the deportation hearings, she conceded deportability. She claimed, however, that since her home and possessions had been destroyed in the earthquake and her relatives killed,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ramspeck v. Federal Trial Examiners ConferenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Watson Bros. Transp. Co. v. JaffaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- Soriano v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- MERCEDBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1974
- WONGBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Barahona-Gomez v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- CASTRO-TUMBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2018
- United States v. Carlos Camacho-BordesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Salustia Cortez-Felipe v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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