CATNEY v. I.N.S.

No. 98-3154.

178 F.3d 190 (1999)

Gerard James CATNEY, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 25, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Moseley (Argued), Newark, NJ, for Petitioner.

Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, David M. McConnell (Argued), Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Justice Department, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before: BECKER, Chief Judge, LEWIS and WELLFORD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Chief Judge.

This is one of the tidal wave of cases seeking relief from orders of deportation brought by permanent resident aliens who have committed certain enumerated crimes. While many of these individuals are long-time residents with deep roots in American communities, they face virtually automatic deportation under recent amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA"), although in many cases the INS has only recently...

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