Legal Opinion
Robinson Antonio Marti-Xiques v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 1984No. 82-6141PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Section 244(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“Act”) 1 permits the Attorney General, in his discretion, to suspend deportation and adjust the status of an otherwise deportable alien who, inter alia, “has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of not less than seven years____” Similarly, § 212(c) 2 provides discretionary relief to aliens “who temporarily proceeded abroad voluntarily” and “who are returning to a lawful unrelinquished domicile of seven consecutive years____” 3 In this appeal, we must determine whether appellant has…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. PhinpathyaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Ernest Francis v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Jay v. BoydSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Tim Lok v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Robert M. Wall v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by36 opinions
- CERNABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1991
- Oswaldo Jaramillo v. Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Executive Office for Immigration ReviewCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Miguel Angel Leal-Rodriguez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Rodriguez v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Francisco Avila-Murrieta v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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