ALMERO v. I.N.S.

No. 92-56425.

18 F.3d 757 (1994)

Pepito Mabalot ALMERO; Quirico David; Eustaquio Santa Cruz; Nemesio Evangelista Marasigan, Petitioners-Appellees, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 9, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshall Tamor Golding, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent-appellant.

Philip D. Abramowitz, Korenberg, Abramowitz & Feldun, Encino, California, for the petitioners-appellees.

Before: FLETCHER, PREGERSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges.


PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

This case requires us to interpret § 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990, Public Law 101-649 ("IMMACT"), enacted by Congress to extend eligibility for United States citizenship to Filipino veterans of World War II. Cong.Rec. S17111 (1977) (statement of Sen. Simon). The Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") contends that under § 405 of IMMACT the Filipino veterans must prove their military service...

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