Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Errico

Mr. Justice Stewart, with whom Mr. Justice Harlan and Mr. Justice White join,

dissenting.

The facts in one of these cases (No. 91) vividly illustrate the effect of the Court’s interpretation of § 241 (f) *226of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The petitioner, a resident of Jamaica, paid for a sham marriage with an American citizen. A ceremony was held, but the petitioner and her “husband” parted immediately and have not seen each other since. However, the pretended marriage served its purpose; the petitioner was admitted into this country as a nonquota immigrant upon her false representation…