United States Third Circuit

The INS cannot retroactively apply a new law in a way that will alter the immigration consequences of a decision made by an alien under prior law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/26/2004
• Decided 06/28/2004
• Published 06/28/2004

Judges

• BECKER, Circuit Judge., Before RENDELL, BARRY and BECKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daryl F. Bloom, Office of United States Attorney, Harrisburg, William C. Minick (Argued), United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alexander E. Eisemann (Argued), Katonah, N.Y., for Appellee., Paul A. Engelmayer, Christopher J. Meade (Argued), Katherine R. Goldstein, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, New York, N.Y., Joshua L. Dratel, National Association of Criminal, Defense Lawyers, Joshua L. Dratel, P.C., New York, N.Y., Jonathan E. Gradess, Executive Director, Manuel D. Vargas, Project Director, Immigrant Defense Project, New York State Defenders Association, New York, N.Y., for Amici Curiae, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York State Defenders Association in Support of Appellee.