Legal Opinion
Jin Soo Lee v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1976No. 75-2014PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge:
Lee seeks review of a deportation order contending that the Immigration and Naturalization Service erred in denying his application for adjustment of status in that the Service made errors of fact and law in deciding that he was statutorily ineligible for relief. We agree with Lee that he was statutorily eligible for adjustment of status because, as a “religious worker” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 60.7, he was entitled to an immediate immigration visa under 8 U.S.C. § 1255(a).
Lee, a 32-year-old married Korean citizen, legally entered the United States in 1968…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Foti v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Wong Wing Hang v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Behzad Kasravi v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
3Cited by13 opinions
- Laura Luis Hernandez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Rene Carvajal-Munoz v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Narciso Edgardo Inciong Villena v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Yui Sing Tse and Debbie Siu-Mai Tse v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Idelfonso Manzo-Fontes v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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