Legal Opinion
Julio Garcia Rivera v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1986No. 85-4100PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:, Julio Garcia Rivera seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision denying his motion to reopen deportation proceedings. Garcia contends that he was eligible for discretionary relief from deportation under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c). We grant the petition for review and remand to the BIA.
Garcia, a fifty-two year old native and citizen of El Salvador, was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident on November 17, 1976. On June 26, 1979, the Immigration & Naturalization…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ernest Francis v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- SILVABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1976
- Saxbe v. BustosSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- LOKBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1981
- Tim Lok v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by14 opinions
- CERNABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1991
- Stavros Katsis v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Ibrahim Fez Ghassan v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Damian Perez-Rodriguez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Johnmark Okey Nwolise v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
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