Legal Opinion
LI
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1993No. ID 3207PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #3207 MATTER OF LI In Visa Petition Revocation Proceedings A-71867441 Decided by Board September 29, 1993 (1) An adopted child, as defined by section 101(b)(1)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(b)(1)(E) (1988), may not confer immigration benefits upon a natural parent without regard to whether the adopted child has been accorded or could be accorded immigration benefits by virtue of his or her adoptive status. Matter of Valsamakis,
12 I&N Dec. 421
(BIA 1967); and Matter of Lum,
11 I&N Dec. 55
(BIA 1964), overruled. Matter of Kirby, 13 l&N Dec. 173 (BIA…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Karen Yuen Fong YOUNG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Janet RENO, Attorney General of the United States, DefendantAppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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