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YEBOAH v. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE, I.N.S.

No. 01-CV-3337

223 F.Supp.2d 650 (2002)

Julian YEBOAH, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, and Kenneth J. ELWOOD, in his capacity as District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

June 26, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen G. Harvey, Pepper, Hamilton and Scheetz, Gerard A. Dever, Fine, Kaplan and Black, RPC, Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiff.

Linda L. Bocchino, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Seth Weber, U.S. Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA, Alison Marie Igoe, Brenda M. O'Malley, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Susan R. Becker, United States Attorney, Assistant United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants.

OPINION AND ORDER

VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge

Julian Yeboah was ten years old when he arrived alone from Ghana at New York's John F. Kennedy airport on March 4, 2000. He had $1.25 in his pocket, no travel documents, and seemingly, no one to call when he arrived in the United States. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) took Julian into custody upon arrival and he has been in INS custody ever since.

No one but Julian seems certain...

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