Legal Opinion
Beatrice Theresa Jaa v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1986No. 85-1516PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns an alien’s protracted and ultimately unsuccessful efforts to qualify as a permanent resident. The district court held that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was estopped by its own delay from denying permanent residency, and permanently enjoined the INS from deporting the alien. We reverse. BACKGROUND
Beatrice Jaa, a Liberian citizen, entered the United States as a visitor in February 1978. In April, she married a fellow Liberian who was a permanent resident. She then requested permanent resident status, while her husband…
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3Cited by54 opinions
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