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AZIZ v. SULLIVAN

Civ. A. Nos. 91-1912-A, 91-1913.

800 F.Supp. 1374 (1992)

Maliha AZIZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services; and Larry Jackson, Comm'r of Va. Dept. of Social Services, Defendants. Maliha AZIZ, Plaintiff, v. Edward MADIGAN, Secretary, United States Dept. of Agriculture; and Larry Jackson, Comm'r of Va. Dept. of Social Services, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

August 10, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Peyton Whiteley, Legal Services of Northern Virginia, Arlington, Va., for plaintiffs.

Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., Theresa Carroll Buchanan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., Gaye Lynn Taxey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Fairfax, Va., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

Introduction

This case raises an important question, novel in this circuit, concerning resident alien eligibility for certain welfare benefits. At issue specifically is the correct interpretation of the phrase "entry into the United States" in two nearly identical statutory provisions, one in the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 615(a) (1991), and the other in the Food Stamp Act, 7 U.S.C. &...

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