Legal Opinion
Yesil v. Reno
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 27, 1997No. 96 Civ. 8409 (DC)PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, District Judge.
Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the “INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c), gives the Attorney General of the United States the discretion to waive deportation of certain aliens who are deportable because they have been convicted of a crime. Section 212(c) is a “humane provision” intended to give the Attorney General the ability, in essence, to forgive an individual who has made a serious mistake, but who is deserving of a second chance to remain in the United States because of ameliorating circumstances, including long-standing ties to this country.
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2Cases cited55 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Reno v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Felker v. TurpinSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Kwong Hai Chew v. ColdingSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by36 opinions
- In Re Ocsulis DorsainvilCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Franklin Henderson v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Saul Navas v. Janet Reno, as Attorney General of the United States, Engin Yesil v. Janet Reno, Attorney General Doris Meissner, Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Immigration and Naturalization Service John B.Z. Caplinger, District Director Nancy Hooks, Officer in Charge, Guillermo Mojica v. Janet Reno, as Attorney General of the United States, Saul Navas v. Janet Reno, as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- United States v. Coperquin Gonzalez-Roque, Also Known as Manuel LedesmaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Jean-Baptiste v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- United States v. AtandiCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
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