United States Fifth Circuit

INS internal memoranda, regarding the seizure of documents from lawful permanent residents faced with pending deportation or exclusion proceedings, neither confers on plaintiff class substantive rights nor does it allow plaintiffs to rely on procedures outlined in an internal memorandum.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/01/2000
• Published 11/01/2000

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before SMITH and DENNIS, Circuit Judges, and HARMON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mary A. Kenney, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, San Antonio, TX, for Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law of Texas, Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lisa S. Brodyaga (argued), Rufugio de Rio Grande, San Benito, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Regina Byrd (argued), David V. Bernal, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellants.