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WALTERS, ET AL. V. RENO, ET AL.

INS Press Release and Q & A | Text of Settlement Agreement

INS ISSUES PRESS RELEASE AND "Qs & As" ON WALTERS SETTLEMENT

The Immigration and Naturalization Service has issued a press release and a six-page questions and answers sheet regarding the settlement reached in Walters, et al. v. Reno, et al. The press release announces the agency's publication of a notice in the Federal Register providing comprehensive details about the settlement. The questions and answers sheet provides information regarding the rights of class members and INS responsibilities under the settlement. Both documents, which are Microsoft Word files, are available for downloading below.

INS News Release (9/20/01)
INS Questions and Answers (9/20/01)

FAIRNESS HEARING COMPLETED, TERMS OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FINALIZED

The fairness hearing in Walters, et al. v. Reno, et al. was held in Seattle, Washington on Feb. 22, 2001, and the terms of the settlement agreement in the case have been finalized.

Web visitors can download the text of the settlement agreement as either an HTML or PDF file by clicking one of the links below:

Text of Settlement Agreement (HTML)
Text of Settlement Agreement (PDF) (requires Adobe's free Acrobat Reader)