INS v. St. Cyr | |
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Argued April 24, 2001 Decided June 25, 2001 | |
Full case name | Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Enrico St. Cyr |
Citations | 533 U.S. 289 (more) 121 S. Ct. 2271; 150 L. Ed. 2d 347, 2001 U.S. LEXIS 4670 |
Case history | |
Prior | Dunbar v. INS, 64 F. Supp. 2d 47 (D. Conn. 1999); aff'd sub nom., St. Cyr v INS, 229 F.3d 406 (2d Cir. 2000); cert. granted, 531 U.S. 1107 (2001). |
Holding | |
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Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stevens, joined by Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Dissent | O'Connor |
Dissent | Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, Thomas; O'Connor (Parts I and III) |
Laws applied | |
28 U.S.C. §§ 2241–2255 |
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. St. Cyr, 533 U.S. 289 (2001), is a United States Supreme Court case involving habeas corpus and INA § 212(c) relief (repealed 1997) for deportable aliens.