Legal Opinion
E. Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Trump
District Court, N.D. California
Decided November 19, 2018No. Case No. 18-cv-06810-JSTPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON S. TIGAR, United States District Judge
The Immigration and Naturalization Act ("INA") "deals with one of the oldest and most important themes in our Nation's history: welcoming homeless refugees to our shores," and it "give[s] statutory meaning to our national commitment to human rights and humanitarian concerns." 125 Cong. Rec. 23231-32 (Sept. 6, 1979). As part of that commitment, Congress has clearly commanded in the INA that any alien who arrives in the United States, irrespective of that alien's status, may apply for asylum - "whether or not at a designated port of arrival." 8 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited106 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
- East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Donald TrumpCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
- E. Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. BarrDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2019
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