Legal Opinion
Gorsira v. Loy
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 16, 2005No. CIV.A. 3:03cv1184(SRU)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
UNDERHILL, District Judge.
Antonio Gorsira, currently detained by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“BICE”) pending removal, petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus. 1 Gorsira principally claims that he has derived Unitéd States citizenship and thus is not removable. 2 I conclude that Gorsira has derived citizenship and grant his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
I. Background
Gorsira is a native of Guyana and was born on January 8, 1974. Although a father is named on his birth certificate 3 and Gorsira has stipulated'…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Felix Hilario Secaida-Rosales v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Berenyi v. District Director, Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Taniguchi v. SchultzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Gegiow v. UhlSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Poole v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- Joseph Romero-Mendoza v. Eric H. Holder Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- ROWEBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2006
- Gorsira v. ChertoffDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2005
- Spaulding v. MayorkasDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2010
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