Legal Opinion
Camila Maria Silva-Hernandez v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Miami Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 13, 2012No. 11-15675PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal presents an issue of statutory interpretation arising from the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 (CAA), Pub.L. No. 89-732, 80 Stat. 1161 (reproduced as a historical note to 8 U.S.C. § 1255). Camila Silva-Hernandez contends that the pattern and practice delineated in Section 23.11(m)(2) of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (Immigration Service) Adjudicator’s Field Manual violates the plain and unambiguous language of the CAA. Section 23.11(m)(2) dictates that the lawful permanent resident status of a non-Cuban spouse cannot predate the date of the non-Cuban spouse’s…
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