“We call upon the INS to take no precipitous actions between now and the time this appeal is heard because we think it is so clear that the rights of child have to be heard without further disruption, without further dislocation, without further trauma of any sort.”
“This is a matter of momentous importance not only to this child, to this community, but also literally to hundreds of thousands of refugees who seek admission in this country.”
“The (Immigration and Naturalization Service) has never looked at the health and psychological care issues of this child. It is high time that they did so before they commit themselves to some precipitous action which could have (irreversible) consequences.”
