Legal Opinion
Francesco Foti, A/K/A Frank Foti v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 21, 1962No. 27345_1PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.
Foti is a resident alien who entered this country on a seaman’s visa and stayed illegally for ten years, leaving his wife and three children in Italy. When deportation proceedings were instituted, he conceded his deportability, but applied to the Attorney General for relief under § 244(a) (5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C.A. § 1254(a) (5), which provides that “the Attorney General may, in his discretion, suspend 'deportation and adjust the status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, in the case of an alien who * * * is a…
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