Legal Opinion
MARIN
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1978No. ID 2666PublishedCited by 293 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2666 MATTER OF MARIN In Deportation Proceedings A 13923847 - Decided by Board August 4, 1978 (1) An application for discretionary relief under section 212(c) of the Act necessitates a balancing of the adverse factors of record evidencing an alien's undesirability as a permanent resident with the social and humane considerations presented in his behalf to determine whether the granting of relief is in the best interest of this country. (2)A statutorily eligible applicant who has the right to apply for relief under section 212(c) must be given the reasonable opportunity to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ernest Francis v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- John Winston Ono Lennon v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Shirley Ann Oliver v. United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Guan Chow Tok and Pak Suen Stephen Lai v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Anthony Philip Vissian v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by293 opinions
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- Khosrow Gharib Rashtabadi v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Mohammad Zafar Tipu v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Rafael Montilla v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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