Legal Opinion
Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Doherty
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 15, 1992No. 90-925PublishedCited by 1,220 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
Respondent, Joseph Patrick Doherty, entered this country illegally in 1982. After more than eight years of proceedings concerning Doherty’s status in the United States, the question presented here is whether the Attorney General abused his discretion in refusing to reopen the deportation proceedings against respondent to allow consideration of respondent’s claims for asylum and withholding of deportation which he had earlier withdrawn. We conclude that the Attorney General did not abuse the broad discretion vested in him by the applicable regulations.
Respondent is a native of Northern Ireland…
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