Shirley Ann Oliver v. United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service

This is a ease illustrating that, once the machinery of the law has been set in motion, administrative and judicial authorities may be powerless to stop it, however much they wish. Perhaps petitioner can obtain relief from another branch of the Government; to our regret we cannot grant it to her.

Petitioner Shirley Ann Oliver, a native and citizen of Canada, was born in Montreal on December 29, 1945. When ten years old, she was admitted into the United States for permanent residence; she has continuously resided in Connecticut since that time. She married an American citizen and had two…