Legal Opinion
Najafi v. Civiletti
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided March 5, 1981No. 80-0595-CV-W-5PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SCOTT O. WRIGHT, District Judge.
Invoking this Court’s jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331, Layla Najafi, an Iranian national, brings this action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Under regulations promulgated by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) during the recently concluded Iranian crisis, plaintiff has been denied a change in her alien classification status and is presently subject to deportation. Plaintiff asks that the Court declare these regulations unconstitutional, that the Court enjoin the United States Attorney General from initiating…
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