United States v. Lin Chen

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge.

In this interlocutory appeal, the government challenges the district court’s decision to suppress statements made by defendant Lin Chen (“Chen”). Chen made the statements during an interview with an Immigration and Naturalization Services (“INS”) 1 agent who was investigating a third party suspected of running an alien smuggling ring. At the time of the interview, Chen was in custody in Guam on an administrative deportation warrant. The district court concluded that the INS agent was required to give a Miranda 2 warning before the interview. The court therefore granted…