Legal Opinion
Peralta v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 23, 2006No. 05-1667PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This case raises a new issue of interpretation of a 1997 immigration provision, the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) § 203(a), Pub.L. No. 105-100, 111 Stat. 2160, 2196 (1997). NACARA § 203(a) amended and clarified a provision of a major immigration statute, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), Pub.L. No. 104-208, Div. C, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009-546 (codified as amended in scattered sections of 5, 8, 18, 28, 42, & 48 U.S.C.).
The two provisions concern the concept of an alien’s “continuous residence”…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Joaquin Sinotes-Cruz v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Briseno-Flores v. Attorney General of USCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Aponte v. Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Daniel Valencia-Alvarez v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Heaven v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
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