Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit March 12, 1986, Nos. 84-5681, 85-5321 (Lyden v. Howerton)

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

This is a consolidation of two cases involving some sixteen plaintiffs, all boat owners or captains (hereafter fishermen or owners). They sued in the district court for the southern district of Florida to challenge the seizure of their boats and the imposition of substantial fines by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1323.