Landon v. Plasencia

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1982-11-15

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Justice O’Connor delivered the opinion of the Court. Following an exclusion hearing, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) denied the respondent, a permanent resident alien, admission to the United States when she attempted to return from a brief visit abroad. Reviewing the respondent’s subsequent petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the Court of Appeals vacated the decision, holding that the question…

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