Legal Opinion
Naa Dei Nikoi v. Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 27, 1991No. 90-5087PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.
BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, three siblings, were born in the United States under diplomatic immunity. When they were between two and eight years old, their family moved to Ghana. After absences of between eleven and sixteen years, the children returned to the United States for college (or, in one case, after college) and applied for registration as permanent residents by virtue of their birth. The Immigration and Naturalization Service denied their applications on the ground that they had abandoned their residence in this country.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Hampton v. Mow Sun WongSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Wong Kim ArkSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Perkins v. ElgSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by18 opinions
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