Robert Reid and Nadia Alice Reid v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

(dissenting) :

The issue before us is whether an alien who obtains entry into this country by falsely claiming United States citizenship, can qualify as “an alien otherwise admissible at the time of entry,” within the meaning of Section 241(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C § 1251(f). An alien “otherwise admissible” is shielded from deportation despite his fraudulent entry if “he is the spouse, parent, or a child of a United States citizen.” Mr. and Mrs. Reid, the petitioners here, are admittedly aliens and citizens of British Honduras. They did enter the United States at…