Legal Opinion
Tongatapu Woodcraft Hawaii, Ltd. v. Sam I. Feldman, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 3, 1984No. 83-1826PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Tongatapu Woodcraft Hawaii, Ltd. (Tongatapu) employs woodcarvers who dress in native garb and sell their wares to passing tourists. After failing to secure qualified workers domestically, Tongatapu applied to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS or Service) to obtain sixth preference visas for two experienced woodcarvers from Tonga. The INS granted the petitions but later revoked them on the ground that Tongatapu made material misrepresentations in its certification to the Department of Labor. Tongatapu then brought a declaratory judgment action against the INS,…
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