Legal Opinion

WONG

Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided July 1, 1972No. 2120PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

„Interim Decision #2120 MATTER OF WONG* In Deportation Proceedings A-19057437 A-19058775 A-19058773 Decided by Board January 17, 1972 (1) Admission to the United States of respondents, a married female alien and her two minor children, in possession of visas to which they were not entitled never conferred a lawful status upon them, and they cannot rely on each other's admission to bring themselves within the purview of section 241(0 of the Im- migration and Nationality Act, as amended. (2) The Service, acting out of a desire to benefit the minor respondents, should not be penalized because…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lai Haw Wong v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  2. Mannerfrid v. BrownellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1956
  3. United States ex rel. Garos v. ReimerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1938

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. KOLOAMATANGIBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2003
  2. GARCIABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1996
  3. AYALABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1998
  4. PENABoard of Immigration Appeals · 2015
  5. Machoka v. BiermanDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2022

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