Legal Opinion
BENJAMIN
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1976No. ID 2505PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2505 MATTER OF BENJAMIN In Visa Petition Proceedings A-20306923 Decided by Board July 19, 1976 (1) Beneficiary was adopted in 1948 in Iraq by parents of petitioner under the laws of the Chaldean Catholic Church. In matter of personal status including adoption the laws of Iraq provided that principles of Islamic law should apply. The legal institution of adoption such as creates a legal relationship between parent and child is not recognized under Islamic law. Additionally, there was not sufficient evidence in the record to show that the adoptive relationship recognized by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- BRANTIGANBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1966
- ANNANGBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1973
- BBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1961
- ASHREEBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1973
- YEEBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions
- De Los Santos v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- FAKALATABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1982
- Finau F. Mila v. District Director Of The Denver, Colorado District Of The Immigration And Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
- Mila v. District Director of the Denver, Colorado District of the Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982