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· 2/8/1982

Kishin Ramchand Balani v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Citations

  • 669 F.2d 1157
  • 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 21980

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the BIA abuses its discretion if it denies a motion to reopen without providing a rational explanation
  • stating that the BIA abuses its discretion when it exercises it “in a way that ls arbitrary, irrational or contrary to law”
  • \Congress has entrusted to the Attorney General of the United States the responsibility of exercising discretion in immigration matters. The Courts will not substitute their discretion for that of the Attorney General.\
  • “Congress has entrusted to the Attorney General of the United States the responsibility of exercising discretion in immigration matters. The Courts will not substitute their discretion for that of the Attorney General.”
  • “Congress has entrusted to the Attorney General of the United States the responsibility of exercising discretion in immigration matters. The Courts will not substitute their discretion for that of the Attorney General.”
  • BIA abuses its discretion when it acts arbitrarily, irrationally or contrary to law

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Judges: Weick, Engel, Rice

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