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HINES

Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided July 1, 2008No. ID 3612PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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24 I&N Dec. 544

(BIA 2008) Interim Decision #3612 Matter of Shawn Theodore HINES, Respondent File A41 455 569 - Bridgeton, New Jersey Decided June 4, 2008 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) Under Jamaican law, the sole means of “legitimation” of a child born out of wedlock is the marriage of the child’s natural parents. Matter of Clahar,

18 I&N Dec. 1

(BIA 1981), overruled. (2) The respondent was born in Jamaica of natural parents who never married, and therefore his paternity was not established “by legitimation” so as to…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Clark v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. Poole v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  3. RODRIGUEZ-TEJEDORBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2001
  4. CLAHARBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1981
  5. TIJERINA-VILLARREALBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1969

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Watson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2017
  2. CROSSBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2015
  3. Joseph Romero-Mendoza v. Eric H. Holder Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
  4. Watson v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  5. Watson v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2015

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