Legal Opinion
Kukarajah Sankarapillai v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 4, 2003No. 03-2040PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Kukarajah Sankarapillai is a native and citizen of Sri Lanka who entered the United States in April 2002. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) 1 initiated removal proceedings against him on the grounds that he had sought to gain admission to the United States without possession of a valid entry document, see Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) § 212(a)(7)(A), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(7)(A), and by fraud or willfully misrepresenting a material fact, see INA § 212(a)(6)(C)®, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(C)®.
Petitioner admitted the facts alleged by the INS and conceded…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Navarro-Miranda v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Sandia Malvoisin, Petitioner/respondent v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Respondent/movantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Nahatchevska v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
3Cited by21 opinions
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- Zhang v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Samuel Kwasi Asere v. Alberto R. Gonzales, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Raducu Simtion v. John AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Chavarria-Reyes v. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
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