Legal Opinion
Ghanem v. Upchurch
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 6, 2007No. 06-10499PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
The sole argument raised on this appeal is whether the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security to revoke a visa pursuant to 8 U.S.C. section 1155 is discretionary, thus stripping this Court of jurisdiction to review the decision. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii). Finding that the decision is an exercise of discretion, we affirm the district court’s dismissal for lack of jurisdiction.
I. BACKGROUND
In 2002, Sandy Ghanem, a citizen of the United States, married Ayed Ghanem, a citizen of Jordan. Sandy filed an immigrant visa petition on behalf of Ayed, which was…
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