Legal Opinion
Colon v. Carter
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided October 10, 1980No. Civ. A. 80-2104, 80-2106 and 80-2117PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
TORRUELLA, District Judge.
The above-entitled consolidated cases arise from the decision made by executive governmental authorities to transfer to Fort Allen, Puerto Rico a number of undocumented Haitian and Cuban aliens that are presently being housed in refugee centers located in the State of Florida. Plaintiffs herein are the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as well as several individual residents of the Municipality of Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. Defendants are the President of the United States, James Carter, Secretary of State, Edmund S. Muskie; Secretary of Defense, Harold…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v. The Ss Zoe Colocotroni, Her Engines, Appurtenances, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Use of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 in an "Immigration Emergency", Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel1982