Legal Opinion
Mila v. District Director of the Denver, Colorado District of the Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1982No. 80-2072PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
The government appeals from the district court’s judgment that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) incorrectly denied Anau S. Fainga preferential status as the sister of Finau F. Mila, a naturalized United States citizen, in qualifying for a permanent visa. See 8 U.S.C. § 1153(aX5). Fainga, a native of the Kingdom of Tonga, was adopted by her mother’s sister (Mila’s mother) shortly after birth. Because Tongan law provides only for legal adoptions of children born illegitimately and Fainga was born legitimately, the adoption was according to Tongan custom. The…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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