Legal Opinion

Nikolaas "Kallie" Knoetze v. The United States of America, the Department of State

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 12, 1981No. 79-2293PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

In this case we have determined that Congress has conferred upon the Secretary of State, through 8 U.S.C. § 1201(1), the power to revoke a visa issued to an alien who has entered the United States. We have reviewed the Secretary’s revocation of the visa issued to appellant Nikolaas Knoetze under the standards of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and find that the Secretary lawfully acted within his discretion. We reject Knoetze’s contention that the revocation of his visa without notice violated constitutionally mandated due process of law. We…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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  3. Kwong Hai Chew v. ColdingSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Shaughnessy v. United States Ex Rel. MezeiSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. Jordan v. De GeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1951

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3Cited by26 opinions

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