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JEAN v. NELSON

No. 84-5240.

472 U.S. 846 (1985)

105 S.Ct. 2992

86 L.Ed.2d 664

JEAN ET AL. v. NELSON, COMMISSIONER, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 26, 1985

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira J. Kurzban argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Bruce J. Winick, Irwin P. Stotzky, Christopher Keith Hall, Michael J. Rosen, and Robert E. Juceam.

Solicitor General Lee argued the cause for respondents. With him on the briefs were Acting Assistant Attorney General Willard, Deputy Solicitor General Geller, Joshua I. Schwartz, Barbara L. Herwig, and Michael Jay Singer.*

JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioners, the named representatives of a class of undocumented and unadmitted aliens from Haiti, sued respondent Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). They alleged, inter alia, that they had been denied parole by INS officials on the basis of race and national origin. See 711 F.2d 1455 (CA11 1983)...

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