Huynh Van Hong v. Agency for International Development

Appellant Hong, a native and citizen of Viet Nam, entered the United States on February 22, 1967, under the sponsorship of the Agency for International Development (A.I.D.), pursuant to a program for the education of future leaders of Viet Nam. Hong attended San Diego State College and earned a bachelor’s degree in February 1971. Subsequently, A.I.D. notified Hong that he was to leave the country and informed the Immigration and Naturalization Service (I.N.S.) that Hong was an alien without a sponsor or other authority to remain in the United States. I.N.S. then initiated a deportation…