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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Sep. 28, 2012

Immigrant children who get too old for visa get 9th Circuit relief

Children of lawful immigrants whose bids to accompany their parents to the United States were stalled by paperwork delays got relief Wednesday from a sharply divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Children of lawful immigrants whose bids to accompany their parents to the United States were stalled by paperwork delays got relief Wednesday from a sharply divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel.


Lawyers said the decision in the nationwide class action could aid tens of thousands of young adults who applied for visas while under age 21 to travel with their parents to this country but...

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