Legal Opinion
Cruz v. Farquharson
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 12, 2001No. 00-2261PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the manner in which the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) processes (or fails to process) petitions by citizens requesting permanent residence in the United States for their alien spouses. These importunings are commonly called “immediate relative” visa petitions (IRV petitions). The pertinent statute is 8 U.S.C. § 1154(a) (1994 & Supp. IV 1998), pursuant to which a United States citizen may file an IRV petition on behalf of an alien spouse to classify the spouse as a person who can apply forthwith for an immigrant visa. Id.; see also id. §…
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