Legal Opinion
Pedro Rodriguez-Fernandez v. George C. Wilkinson, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1981No. 81-1238PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision of the district court granting a writ of habeas corpus, ordering immediate release of Pedro Rodriguez-Fernandez to the custody of an American citizen upon such conditions as the Attorney General of the United States may impose. Rodriguez-Fernandez is a Cuban national who arrived in the United States aboard the so-called Freedom Flotilla which carried approximately 125,000 people from Cuba to Key West, Florida. Petitioner arrived at Key West on June 2, 1980, seeking admission to this country as a refugee.
Acting pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §…
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