Legal Opinion
REYES
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1980No. ID 2822PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2822 MATTER OF REYES In Visa Petition Proceedings A-22172079 Decided by Board August 28, 1980 (1) The term "legitimated" in section 101(b)(1)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(C), has been interpreted by the Board to include those children who were illegitimate at birth, but who thereafter through legally recognized means attained the full legal status of legitimate children. (2) A "legitimated" child is one placed "in all respects upon the same footing as if begotten and born in wedloc.k...." Pfeifer v. Wright,
41 F.2d 464, 466
(10 Dir. 1930),…
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