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Obama’s “Justice Department” Appeals Landmark Ninth Circuit Victory to the Supreme Court
Today, the Justice Department placed the brakes on the dreams of thousands of intending young immigrants. It appealed the landmark Ninth Circuit Child Status Protection Act victory (de Osorio v. Mayorkas) to the Supreme Court. The cert petition is here. Read More …
Victory! Ninth Circuit Overturns Matter of Wang
It’s about to rain green-cards. The Ninth Circuit just overturned Matter of Wang in Cuellar de Osorio v. Mayorkas: “We conclude that the plain language of the CSPA unambiguously grants automatic conversion and priority date retention to aged-out derivative beneficiaries. The BIA’s interpretation Read More …
I Don’t Even Know What To Call This
Janet Napolitano and the Department of Justice is quite angry at DreamActivist at the moment. They’ve filed a brief in response to the the amici in Cuellar De Osorio and they appear pissy. In fact, at one point in their Read More …
Ninth Circuit to Re-Hear CSPA Case En-Banc
Here’s some exciting news while I’m in the middle of exams: the Ninth Circuit has agreed to re-hear De Osorio v. Mayorkas, the Child Status Protection Act case, en-banc. The prior district court decision may not be cited as precedent in Read More …