Discretionary decision in favor of Mikhail Sebastian's return to the US.

The Issue

Subject individual had been living as a registered stateless person in the United States for the last 16 years. IIn December 29, 2011, he took a vacation in the US territory of American Samoa but was barred and denied entry into the United States because accordingly, he had self-deported himself as per internal immigration rules of American Samoa. He cannot live nor work in American Samoa and is currently under the custody of the Attorney General's Office of the said territory.

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The Issue

Subject individual had been living as a registered stateless person in the United States for the last 16 years. IIn December 29, 2011, he took a vacation in the US territory of American Samoa but was barred and denied entry into the United States because accordingly, he had self-deported himself as per internal immigration rules of American Samoa. He cannot live nor work in American Samoa and is currently under the custody of the Attorney General's Office of the said territory.

The Decision Makers

US Secretary Janet Napolitano
US Secretary Janet Napolitano

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Petition created on August 21, 2012