Legal Opinion
Maria Tovar v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 14, 1980No. 79-1086PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
1. Maria Tovar petitions this court to review a decision of a special inquiry officer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, made pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1254(a) (1976), 1 which was approved by the Board of Immigration Appeals in dismissing To-var’s appeal. The Immigration and Naturalization Service denied her application for suspension of deportation because she failed to establish the statutory prerequisite of extreme hardship. This petition presents two issues for review. The first is a question of statutory construction: whether…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Moore v. City of East ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Foti v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Cheng Fan Kwok v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Wing Hang v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Sombat Kamheangpatiyooth v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by29 opinions
- Parastoo Fatin v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Mohammad Zafar Tipu v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Jorge Santana-Figueroa v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Jong Ha Wang and Kyung Hwa Wang v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Michele Chiaramonte v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
24 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.