Legal Opinion
Bourdon v. United States Department of Homeland Security
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 16, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2015-2241PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, United States District Judge
This case arises from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (“US-CIS”) West Palm. Beach Field Office’s denial of Plaintiffs petition to classify his wife, an adult citizen of Vietnam, as his immediate relative for immigration purposes. The USCIS West Palm Beach Field Office denied Plaintiffs petition pursuant to the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (“Adam Walsh Act”,or “AWA”), which prohibits U.S. citizens from filing such petitions if they have been convicted of certain specified offenses…
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