Legal Opinion
Mardones v. McElroy
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 29, 1999No. Docket No. 98-4324PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SACK, Circuit Judge:
The description of the facts underlying this case is a chronicle of petitioners’ highly unfortunate exercise of bad judgment or reliance on bad advice, the effects of which they now seek to overcome on appeal. But, as Judge Oakes, speaking for the Court, recently mused, “the immigration laws have a certain inexorability.” United States v. Krcic, 186 F.3d 178, 179 (2d Cir.1999). We cannot help petitioners avoid the plain requirements of those laws or the consequences of their own behavior.
BACKGROUND
Omar Vicente Mardones-Rojas, a native of Chile, and his wife, Silvia Amaro…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Arie SHAAR; Helina Shaar; Shay Moshe Shaar, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- LOKBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1981
- Tim Lok v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Simon B. Vargas v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by33 opinions
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