Legal Opinion
Compton James Richards v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 18, 1977No. 75-1420PublishedCited by 342 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
With exceptions not relevant here, Section 248 of the Immigration and Nationality Act empowers the Attorney General to authorize changes in nonimmigrant classifications of aliens lawfully admitted to, and lawfully continuing in, the United States as nonimmigrants. 1 That function has largely been delegated to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization. 2 In this case, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) denied appellant’s application for a change from visitor- to student-status, and the District Court by summary judgment…
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