United States Eighth Circuit

Court has jurisdiction to hear challenge to Attorney General's statutory construction of 8 U.S.C. section 1231(b)(2)(E)(iv), allowing INS to remove alien to country of birth. Plain meaning of statute does not require agency to obtain a destination country's acceptance when alien is returned to his country of birth.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/27/2003
• Published 05/27/2003

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Greg D. Mack, argued, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey J. Keyes, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.