Nguyen v. Holder
New York Court of Appeals
21 N.E.3d 1023 (2014)
Relevant factsFree
Huyen Nguyen (plaintiff), a Vietnamese citizen, married her half uncle, an American citizen. An immigration judge ordered her deported on the ground that the marriage was incestuous and therefore void, and the Board of Immigration Appeals (defendant) affirmed. On Nguyen's appeal, the Second Circuit certified to the New York Court of Appeals the question of whether a marriage in which the husband is the half brother of the wife's mother is void as incestuous under New York law.
IssueFree
Whether a marriage between a half uncle and his half niece is void as incestuous under New York's domestic relations statute.