Legal Opinion
Ruben Dario Rosario v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 27, 1992No. 639, Docket 91-4047PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
Under the United States immigration laws aliens who abuse their stay here, for example, by committing a crime, are rightfully deported. Recognizing that this disposition, even though deserved, is uniformly harrowing for the alien, Congress provided a method to alleviate this harsh punishment in certain cases. To be eligible to seek such relief, a permanent resident alien must have seven consecutive years of domicile in the United States. If that condition is met, the Attorney General then weighs the merits of the alien’s application for relief and, in the exercise of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. HolyfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Ernest Francis v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by65 opinions
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- Jesus Aaron Cazarez-Gutierrez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
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