Case: Manwani v. U.S. Dept. of Justice

3:88-00041 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Jan. 26, 1988

Closed Date: April 23, 1990

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Case Summary

In 1988, Katherina Manwani, a native-born citizen of the U.S., and her husband Prakash Manwani, a citizen of India, filed suit in the U.S. District Court of North Carolina, challenging the constitutionality of section 5(b) of the Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986, 8 U.S.C. § 1154(h), which imposed a mandatory two-year foreign residency requirement on all immigrants entering into marriages with U.S. citizens while their deportation proceedings were pending. The Manwanis began dating …

In 1988, Katherina Manwani, a native-born citizen of the U.S., and her husband Prakash Manwani, a citizen of India, filed suit in the U.S. District Court of North Carolina, challenging the constitutionality of section 5(b) of the Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986, 8 U.S.C. § 1154(h), which imposed a mandatory two-year foreign residency requirement on all immigrants entering into marriages with U.S. citizens while their deportation proceedings were pending.

The Manwanis began dating in 1984, when Mr. Manwani was legally in the U.S. In May 1986, the INS initiated deportation proceedings against Mr. Manwani because he overstayed his tourist visa. The couple was married in May 1987 and had a child on November 16, 1988. This suit followed.

The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. On April 23, 1990, the District Court (Judge James Bryan McMillan) issued detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law, entering judgment in favor of the plaintiffs. Judge McMillan found that the section in question violated the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fifth Amendment. Manwani v. U.S. Department of Justice, 736 F. Supp. 1367 (W.D.N.C. 1990).

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Summary Authors

Stephen Imm (8/20/2007)

Rhea Sharma (3/26/2024)

People


Judge(s)

McMillan, James Bryan (North Carolina)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Gordan, Alan S. (North Carolina)

Guttentag, Lucas (New York)

Attorney for Defendant

Bernal, David V. (District of Columbia)

Lyons, Charles E. (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

3:88-00041

Opinion

Manwani v. US Dept. of Justice

April 23, 1990

April 23, 1990

Order/Opinion

736 F.Supp. 736

Docket

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Case Details

State / Territory: North Carolina

Case Type(s):

Immigration and/or the Border

Key Dates

Filing Date: Jan. 26, 1988

Closing Date: April 23, 1990

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Mrs. Katherina Manwani, native born citizen of U.S. and Mr. Prakash Manwani, husband, who challenged constitutionality of a section 5(b) the of Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986, 8 U.S.C. § 1154(h).

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Immigration and Naturalization Service , Federal

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq.

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Issues

Discrimination-basis:

Family discrimination

Immigration/Border:

Constitutional rights

Deportation - criteria

Deportation - procedure

Family Separation

U.S. citizenship - acquiring