U.S. District Court / W.D. New York

Smith v. Department of Justice

Decided August 27, 2002. William M. Skretny wrote the opinion for the court.

218 F. Supp. 2d 357 · Cited 99 times

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Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Abudu · 485 U.S. 94
United States Ex Rel. Paladino v. Commissioner of Immigration · 43 F.2d 821

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