Legal Opinion
Emilio Luna v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 16, 1983No. 82-1311, 82-1863PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
We here review a decision of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Board of Immigration Appeals not to reopen a deportation proceeding — a proceeding that in this case led to an order for the involuntary deportation of petitioner Emilio Luna. Because we conclude that the INS did not take proper account of various legally relevant factors, and in light of a special supervening circumstance (namely, the birth of a new child), we believe a reopening is required.
Luna entered the United States from the Dominican Republic in 1971 as an alien in transit without a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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