Legal Opinion

Joaquin Marcelo Veron Ramos and Maria Milagros Ramos v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 14, 1983No. 81-4479PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

This is a petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“the Board”) denying petitioners’ application for suspension of deportation under section 244(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1254(a)(1). The primary questions are whether the Board failed to consider the noneconomic hardship that petitioners’ deportation might have on their family, especially on their two United States citizen children, and if so, whether the Board thereby failed to properly exercise its discretion. We hold that the Board’s decision fails to reflect…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Jong Ha WangSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Foti v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Jorge Santana-Figueroa v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  4. Joseph Paul v. United States Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  5. Vuthisit Prapavat and Jongchit Prapavat v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Wazirali Moosa, Also Known as Wazir Ali Haider Ali Moosa Zebunisa Wazirali Moosa v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  2. Abdel-Masieh v. United States Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  3. Fidelis Osuchukwu v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  4. Juan Cerrillo-Perez and Magdalena Cerrillo-Garcia v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  5. Thomas Leblanc and Marie Margaret Leblanc v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983

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