Legal Opinion
Abboud v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1998No. 96-56673PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Senior Circuit Judge:
George F. Abboud brought this suit in the district court for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) after the INS denied Abboud an immigrant visa. The district court dismissed Abboud’s case, and Abboud now appeals. We affirm.
I
Abboud, a citizen of Lebanon, entered the United States on December 23, 1986, on a visitor’s visa. After his arrival in the United States, Abboud tried to obtain an immigrant visa by filing a Form 1-485 Application for Permanent Residence (Application) with the INS. Fawzi Abboud (Fawzi),…
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