TONGATAPU WOODCRAFT HAWAII, LTD. v. FELDMAN

No. 83-1826.

736 F.2d 1305 (1984)

TONGATAPU WOODCRAFT HAWAII, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sam I. FELDMAN, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service; et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Withdrawn May 4, 1984.

Resubmitted July 3, 1984.

Decided July 3, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Thompson, III, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiff-appellee.

R. Michael Burke, Asst. U.S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants-appellants.

Before WRIGHT, CHOY, and POOLE, Circuit Judges.


CHOY, Circuit Judge:

Tongatapu Woodcraft Hawaii, Ltd. (Tongatapu) employs woodcarvers who dress in native garb and sell their wares to passing tourists. After failing to secure qualified workers domestically, Tongatapu applied to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS or Service) to obtain sixth preference visas for two experienced woodcarvers from Tonga. The INS granted the petitions but later revoked them on the...

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