Legal Opinion
Smith v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 11, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-1988-CPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CAFFREY, Senior District Judge.
The controversy before the Court involves the constitutional validity of Section 5 of the Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986, Pub.L. 99-639, now codified as 8 U.S.C. §§ 1164(h) and 1255(e). Both parties have moved for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, the Court holds that the amendments do not offend the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment. Summary judgment is therefore granted in favor of the defendants.
I. Background
Under federal law, “immediate relatives” of United States citizens are exempt from the quota restrictions…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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