Legal Opinion
Barton v. Ashcroft
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 20, 2001No. 3:01CV881 GLGPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
GOETTEL, District Judge.
Petitioner, who is presently in the custody of the Immigration and Naturaliza tion Service (“INS”) at the Federal Detention Center in Oakdale, Louisiana, pending his removal to Jamaica, has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Motion for Emergency Stay of Deportation. Petitioner’s claims fall into three categories: those challenging the Immigration Judge’s removal order and seeking relief under § 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”); his constitutional challenges to the denial of his claim of derivative citizenship through his father, a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Nwankwo v. RenoDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1993
- Yesil v. RenoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
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