Legal Opinion
Zalmai Sayyad Ameeriar and Ayesha Zalmai Ameeriar v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 22, 1971No. 18038PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GANEY, Circuit Judge:
The sole problem posed for disposition by this court is whether there was a proper exercise of discretion by the des-ignees of the Attorney General, the Special Inquiry Officer and the Board of Immigration Appeals in denying adjustment of status to the petitioners under § 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1255(a), (1964). Review is here sought under § 242(b) of that Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b), (1964).
The narrow problem posed here results from the fact that the petitioners have conceded their deportability, but have requested that they…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Accardi v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Foti v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States Ex Rel. Hintopoulos v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Fook Hong Mak v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Jose Edmund Santos v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Jose Roberto Murillos v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- F. Nativi-Gomez v. John AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- Om Prakash Jain v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Donovan v. Adams Steel Erection, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Giuseppe Giambanco v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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