THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE COURT ORDERS IN AYUDA V. MEESE,

NO. 88-0265, DECIDED MARCH 30, 1988 THROUGH MAY 4, 1988.

ON MARCH 30, 1988, THE COURT HELD THAT "GOVERNMENT" MEANS THE U.S.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND NOT JUST THE INS.

SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER I--ISSUED ON APRIL 6, 1988.

THE COURT HELD THAT "UNLAWFUL STATUS KNOWN TO THE GOVERNMENT" MEANS
"DOCUMENTATION EXISTED IN ONE OR MORE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SO THAT
WHEN SUCH DOCUMENTATION TAKEN AS A WHOLE WOULD WARRANT THE FINDING
THAT THE NONIMMIGRANT ALIEN'S STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES WAS

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SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER II--ISSUED ON APRIL 6, 1988.

INS WAS ORDERED TO REOPEN AND RECONSIDER ALL LEGALIZATION

APPLICATIONS THAT HAD BEEN DENIED UNDER THE INS "KNOWN TO THE

GOVERNMENT" REGULATION, AND TO GRANT WORK AUTHORIZATION TO ALL SUCH
REOPENED APPLICATIONS.

ROCOM: ERO, SRO
NRO, WRO; ALL
PDs (X-FOREIGN
ALL OICS (X-
FOREIGN); ALL
ROLEGS: ERO,
SRO, NRO, WRO;
RPFS: ER, SR,
NR, WR

SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER III--ISSUED ON APRIL 7, 1988.

THE COURT ORDERED INS TO ACCEPT "KNOWN TO THE GOVERNMENT"

APPLICATIONS UNDER THE NEW STANDARD WITHOUT FEES UNTIL THE ORDER

WAS FINAL OR THE INS "ACQUIESCED" TO THE ORDER. THE COURT ALSO
DENIED A REQUEST FOR A STAY OF THE ORDERS.

SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER IV-ISSUED ON APRIL 29, 1988.

INS WAS ORDERED TO ACCEPT AND PROCESS LEGALIZATION APPLICATIONS

FROM ALIENS WHOSE APPLICATIONS WERE DENIED OR WHO WERE INFORMED

EITHER BY INS OR QUALIFIED DESIGNATED ENTITIES THAT THEIR
APPLICATIONS WOULD BE DENIED, AND WHO THEN LEFT THE UNITED STATES.
UNDER THIS ORDER, ALIENS MUST HAVE APPLIED BY THE STATUTORY
DEADLINE OF MAY 4, 1988. INS WAS ORDERED TO "MAKE ITS BEST EFFORTS

TO NOTIFY ALIENS IN THIS CLASS OF THE COURT'S ORDER. INS WAS ALSO

ORDERED TO PAROLE INTO THE UNITED STATES ANY ALIENS AND THEIR

IMMEDIATE FAMILIES IN THIS CLASS WHO WERE DEPORTED OR GIVEN

VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE AFTER THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR LEGALIZATION WERE

DENIED.

SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER V--ISSUED ON APRIL 29, 1988

INS WAS ENJOINED FROM DENYING LEGALIZATION TO NONIMMIGRANTS WHO
CLAIM ELIGIBILITY FOR LEGALIZATION UNDER THE "KNOWN TO THE

GOVERNMENT" CATEGORY BECAUSE THEY WILLFULLY FAILED TO COMPLY WITH
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 265 OF THE INA. INS WAS

ALSO ENJOINED FROM COLLECTING FEES FROM NONIMMIGRANTS CLAIMING

ELIGIBILITY UNDER THIS CATEGORY UNTIL INS "ACQUIESCES" TO THIS
RULING. INS WAS ORDERED TO SUPPLY TO SUCH APPLICANTS ANY AND ALL

AGENCY RECORDS RELATING TO THIS. THE COURT ORDERED INS TO USE ITS

BEST EFFORTS TO CONTACT ALL NONIMMIGRANTS AFFECTED BY THIS ORDER.

SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER VI--ISSUED ON MAY 4, 1988.

THE SERVICE'S REQUEST FOR A STAY OF SUPPLEMENTAL ORDERS IV AND V

WAS DENIED.

SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER VII-ISSUED ON MAY 4, 1988.

THE PLAINTIFFS WERE DENIED THEIR REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE
LEGALIZATION PROGRAM. THE COURT DID RETAIN THE FOLLOWING

JURISDICTION OVER CASES AFFECTED BY THE COURT'S ORDER IN AYUDA:

"INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PLAINTIFFS SEEKING RELIEF FROM

THIS COURT IN INDIVIDUAL CASES COVERED BY ONE OR MORE OF THIS

COURT'S ORDERS WHERE AN ALIEN CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT HE/SHE
FAILED TO EXERCISE HIS/HER RIGHT TO APPLY FOR LEGALIZATION BY
MAY 4, 1988 BECAUSE HE OR SHE WAS MISLED DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY BY THE ACTION OR INACTION OF THE INS OR ITS AGENTS,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, QUALIFIED DESIGNATED ENTITIES
OR BECAUSE HE/SHE WAS NOT ALLOWED OR DISSUADED FROM FILING AN
APPLICATION BY INS OR ITS AGENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, QUALIFIED DESIGNATED ENTITIES, SO LONG AS RELIEF IS SOUGHT
BY A FILING WITH THIS COURT, WITH NOTICE TO THE INS, PRIOR TO
AUGUST 31, 1988, AND THE ALIEN CAN ESTABLISH THAT HE/SHE IS
NOT OTHERWISE INELIGIBLE FOR LEGALIZATION."

THE COURT ALSO ORDERED THAT INS' REQUEST FOR A STAY OF SUPPLEMENTAL
ORDERS VI AND VII BE DENIED.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER VII, ALL INQUIRIES SUBSEQUENT
TO MAY 4, 1988 CONCERNING "KNOWN TO THE GOVERNMENT" TYPE CASES BY
INDIVIDUALS WHO BELIEVE THEY MAY QUALIFY FOR LEGALIZATION UNDER ONE

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OR MORE OF THE COURT'S ORDERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH A LIST OF THE

PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEYS. THE FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF ATTORNEYS FOR

ALL INQUIRIES FROM THE PUBLIC ARE TO BE DIRECTED TO THESE

INDIVIDUALS.

CENTRAL OFFICE WILL ADVISE WHEN OTHER INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.