Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Usice (Dept. Of Homeland Security)
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 29, 2011No. Docket 09-4211-prPublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge:
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Carlos Garcia was born in the Dominican Republic on December 24, 1978. His family immigrated to the United States in 1984, and shortly thereafter, he became a lawful permanent resident. When Garcia’s family arrived in the United States, they resided on West 107th Street in Manhattan.
In 1988, while his family was vacationing in the Dominican Republic, his mother divorced his father in a Dominican court. The divorce decree purported to grant Garcia’s mother “guarda personal” (“personal guardianship”). 1 Following the vacation, Garcia’s family returned to Manhattan and…
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