Legal Opinion
Jose Manuel Goncalves v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 28, 1993No. 92-1122, 92-2272PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Chief Judge.
The Board of Immigration Appeals has a general procedural rule that says it “may ... reopen or reconsider any case in which it has rendered a decision.” 8 C.F.R. § 3.2 (1993). In a series of eases, however, the Board has developed an exception to this procedural rule. The exception relates to a certain kind of Board decision: whether or not to grant “discretionary relief’ which would permit an alien, otherwise “deportable,” nonetheless to remain in the United States. Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) § 212(c), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c). According to the procedural exception,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Camp v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Stinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Elston A. Henry v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Nikola Akrap v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Maghsoudi v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Yesil v. RenoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1997
- Hsue Li Lee v. RenoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1998
- Carter v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
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