1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 745 F.2d
  5. 745 F.2d 950 (1984)
 

VILLEGAS v. UNITED STATES I.N.S.

No. 84-4183 Summary Calendar.

745 F.2d 950 (1984)

Ana Julia VILLEGAS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 23, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Jacobsen, Houston, Tex., for petitioner.

Robert L. Bombough, Director, Charles E. Hamilton, III, Michael P. Lindemann, Civ. Div., Washington, D.C., for respondent.

David H. Lambert, Dist. Dir., I.N.S., New Orleans, La., Gary L. Goldman, Chief Legal Officer, I.N.S., Houston, Tex., for other interested parties.

Before REAVLEY, POLITZ and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Ana Julia Villegas petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals which affirmed the immigration judge's refusal to reopen deportation proceedings to allow her an opportunity to petition for asylum. We have today otherwise concluded that there is neither a statutory nor constitutional requirement to inform persons subject to deportation proceedings of their "right to petition for political asylum". Jose Irene Ramirez...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases