Legal Opinion
Blake v. Carbone
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 1, 2007No. Docket 05-2988-ag(L), 05-4188-ag(con); 05-2643-ag(L), 05-4382-ag(con); 05-4084-ag(L), 05-4432-ag(con); 05-3473-agPublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge.
At issue is a judicial amendment to an unconstitutional statute now repealed. In most cases, repeal would obviate judicial review. But this statute, and its judicial alteration, continue to affect the lives* of lawful permanent residents whose criminal convictions imperil their stay in the United States. Former § 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), the statutory provision at issue, provided the Attorney General with discretion to waive the exclusion of certain lawful permanent residents who sought reentry to the United States after a temporary…
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- Ernest Francis v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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