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CHERISMO

Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided July 1, 1984No. ID 2956PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Interim Decision #2956 MFirfl OF CHERISMO In Visa Petition Proceedings A-26167013 A-26167014 Decided by Board February 9, 1984 (1) Under the Civil Code of Haiti, as amended by the Presidential Decree of January 27, 1959, children born out of wedlock and acknowledged by their natural father prior to January 27, 1959, have the same rights and obligations as legitimate chil- dren. Matter of Mesias,

18 I&N Dec. 298

(BIA 1982), clarified. (2) Where the beneficiaries, natives and citizens of Haiti, were born out of wedlock in 1954 and 1955, respectively, and acknowledged by their natural father in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. BRANTIGANBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1966
  2. REYESBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1980
  3. RIVERSBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1980
  4. REMYBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1972
  5. RICHARDBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1982

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Jhonson Barthelemy, AKA Johnson Barthelemy v. John D. Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003

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