Board of Immigration Appeals· 7/1/1980
LEWISTON-QUEENSTON BRIDGE
Citations
- 17 I. & N. Dec. 410
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[W]hen an individual comes to this country by way of an international bridge, he has ‘landed’ when he touches United States soil.”
- The term \landing\ is a broader concept than that of an \entry.\ \Entry\ requires physical presence plus freedom from actual or constructive official restraint, whereas a \landing\ is ordinarily complete when physical presence occurs.
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3 cases in this archive cite this case.
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- PIERREBoard of Immigration Appeals· 1973-07-01· cited 98×
- Osaka Shosen Kaisha Line v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1937-02-01· cited 73×
- United States v. VasilatosThird Circuit· 1954-01-07· cited 50×
- United States v. J. H. Winchester & Co.Second Circuit· 1930-04-07· cited 26×
- Niven v. United StatesNinth Circuit· 1909-05-03· cited 6×
- M/V SIGNEBORGBoard of Immigration Appeals· 1960-07-01· cited 4×
- SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD BRIDGEBoard of Immigration Appeals· 1977-07-01· cited 1×
- NORTHWEST AIRLINES AIRCRAFTBoard of Immigration Appeals· 1971-07-01· cited 1×
- DBoard of Immigration Appeals· 1959-07-01· cited 1×
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