Legal Opinion
Riva v. Attorney General of United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 17, 1974No. Civ. A. 74-15PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This action challenges the constitutionality of section 212(a) (22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (hereinafter “Act”), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(22), providing that aliens who have departed the United States in time of war or national emergency for the purpose of avoiding or evading military training or service, are ineligible to receive visas and shall be excluded from admission into the United States. 1 The court finds that it lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter and accordingly grants defendant’s motion to dismiss.
Renato Riva is a citizen of Peru and his wife, Barbara Ann…
3Cases cited5 opinions
- Foti v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Cheng Fan Kwok v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Procio Rivero Pilapil v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- Carlos Marcello v. The Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Renato Riva v. John N. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
4Cited by3 opinions
- Jagdish Rai Chadha v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Shodeke v. Attorney General of the United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1975
- Dastmalchi v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981