Legal Opinion
Yiu Sing Chun v. Sava
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 25, 1982No. 82 CIV 2775PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (1976). The petition was filed on behalf of two Chinese nationals who have been denied political asylum in this country. Petitioners are currently detained at the United States Immigration Detention Facility in Brooklyn, New York pending arrangements by Respondent for their deportation.
Petitioners challenge the legality of their detention on the ground that the District Director’s decision to deny political asylum was “arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion.”…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Joseph Bertrand v. Charles Sava, Laissez-Moi Vigile v. Charles SavaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Carlos Eloy Alvarez Garcia v. William French Smith, Attorney General of the United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Carlos Eloy Alvarez Garcia v. William French Smith, Attorney General of the United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- In re KrajcirovicDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1949
3Cited by5 opinions
- Yiu Sing Chun v. SavaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Yiu Sing Chun v. SavaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Gustavo A. Saballo-Cortez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Gustavo A. Saballo-Cortez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Perez-Perez v. HanberryDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1985