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MA v. RENO

No. 96-15611.

114 F.3d 128 (1997)

Philip Yuk Yu MA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Janet RENO, Attorney General of the United States, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 23, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen Ann Hunold and Donald A. Couvillon, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant.

Donald Ungar, Simmons, Ungar, Helbush, Steinberg & Bright, San Francisco, California, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: WIGGINS, TROTT, Circuit Judges, and ZAPATA, District Judge.

TROTT, Circuit Judge.

Overview

Philip Yuk Yu Ma was adopted as a child in Hong Kong, immigrated to the United States, and is now a United States citizen. Ma petitioned the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") for preferential visa status on behalf of his natural brother, a resident of Hong Kong. The INS initially granted the petition, but subsequently revoked it after concluding that Ma's adoption had severed his legal relationship to his biological...

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