Legal Opinion

Hector Orozco v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, Perry A. Rivkind and Kenneth Powers

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 7, 1990No. 89-5800PublishedCited by 59 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

This appeal addresses the issue of whether incarcerated aliens may compel the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), through a petition for writ of habeas corpus, to provide an immediate disposition of deportation proceedings upon the filing of an INS detainer with the penal facility where the alien is incarcerated. We hold that incarcerated aliens may not maintain such actions and affirm the dismissal of the petition by the district court.

BACKGROUND

Appellant Orozco, a state prisoner and Columbian national, petitioned for federal habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. He also…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. United States of America Ex Rel. Carlos Marcello v. District Director of the Immigration & Naturalization Service, New Orleans, LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Juan Reinaldo Campillo v. John Sullivan, Victor R. Corporan v. John Sullivan, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  5. Joel Amin Gonzalez v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Orlando Roldan v. James Racette, Superintendent, Adirondack Correctional Facility, and U.S. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  3. State v. Hernandez-LopezSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
  4. State v. SanchezOhio Supreme Court · 2006
  5. District of Columbia v. Sierra ClubDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996

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