Legal Opinion
Mantena v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 30, 2015No. 14-2476PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUIDO CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:
Much of our Court’s recent docket hás been consumed with poor, often pro se, immigrants who lack, but hope to obtain, legal status. The current case addresses a differently situated immigrant with parallel aspirations. Ganga Mantena, a relatively affluent and skilled computer programmer, legally arrived in the United States on an Hl-B visa and pursued employment-based status adjustment to permanent residency, colloquially known as a “green card.” Mantena’s pursuit occurred with benefit of counsel and, by the time of this appeal, of knowledgeable amici curiae as…
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