Legal Opinion
Sylvia Masnauskas v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 30, 2005No. 03-72021PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Sylvia Masnauskas (“Masnauskas”), a native and citizen of Lithuania, petitions for review of the decision- of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) summarily affirming the decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”). The IJ denied Masnauskas’ application for derivative adjustment of status and for suspension of deportation under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (“NACARA”). Masnauskas challenges NACARA on equal protection grounds, arguing that she should be eligible for derivative adjustment of status even though she is a not a…
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