Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Reno
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 7, 1998No. CIV. A. 98-11182-NGPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GERTNER, District Judge.
The petitioner/plaintiff, Tasfa Wolde Wallace (“Wallace”), is an immigrant from Jamaica who first entered this country ten years ago. Just over two years ago, he pleaded guilty to a drug offense, on the basis of which he is automatically subject to deportation. Wallace now comes before this Court, seeking the opportunity to ask an Immigration Judge (“IJ”) to take into consideration not just his one crime, but also the humanitarian and social factors that weigh against his expulsion from this country.
The Respondents contend that, due to changes in…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Miller v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Landon v. PlasenciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Harisiades v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Daniel Magana-Pizano v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Enrico St. Cyr v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- In Re ResendizCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
- Wolde Wallace v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Mattis v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
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