CABRERA
Citations
- 21 I. & N. Dec. 589
Syllabus
CABRERA, 21 I&N Dec. 589 (BIA 1996) ID 3294 (PDF) A child born out of wedlock in the Dominican Republic is placed in the same legal position as one born in wedlock once the child has been acknowledged by the father in accordance with Dominican law and hence qualifies as a \legitimated\ child under section 101(b)(1)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(b)(1)(C) (1994). Matter of Reyes,17 I&N Dec. 512 (BIA 1980), overruled.
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- holding that a subsequent change in the law of the Dominican Republic results in equal legal status of children born in or out of wedlock
- ʺIn prior precedent decisions, we have defined legitimation as the act of putting a ‐ 7 ‐ child born out of wedlock in the same legal position as a child born in wedlock.ʺ
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7 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Sigifredo Iracheta v. Eric Holder, Jr.Fifth Circuit· 2013-09-11· cited 21×
- MARTINEZBoard of Immigration Appeals· 1997-07-01· cited 8×
- Ernesto Gonzalez-Segura v. Jefferson Sessions, IIIFifth Circuit· 2018-02-06· cited 7×
- MORAGABoard of Immigration Appeals· 2001-07-01· cited 6×
- Miranda v. SessionsFirst Circuit· 2017-04-05· cited 5×
- Sigifredo Iracheta v. Eric Holder, Jr.Fifth Circuit· 2013-11-15
- Gil v. SessionsSecond Circuit· 2017-03-17
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