LANG v. NAPOLITANO

No. 09-1285.

596 F.3d 426 (2010)

Stefan LANG, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Janet NAPOLITANO, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 1, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond Reza Bolourtchi (argued), Ladue, MO, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Patricia Bruckner (argued), Washington, DC, Jane Rund, AUSA, St. Louis, MO, Elizabeth J. Stevens, Assistant Director, U.S. DOJ, Tony West, AAG, Washington, DC, on the brief, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, ARNOLD and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Stefan Lang, a German citizen, entered the United States in 1998 as a visitor under the Visa Waiver Program ("VWP"). Enacted to stimulate tourism and reduce visa processing, the VWP allows persons from designated countries to visit the United States for up to ninety days without obtaining a visa. See 8 U.S.C. § 1187. Lang's authorized ninety-day visit ended September 17, 1998. On September 16, he married Melva Dorsey, an American citizen...

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