Legal Opinion
Mejia Rodriguez v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 16, 2009No. 08-14393PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Per curiam
Ernesto Alonso Mejia Rodriguez (“Mejia Rodriguez”), a native and citizen of Honduras, appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. His complaint asserts that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) unlawfully denied his request to renew his Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”), finding him statutorily ineligible for that relief as a matter of law. The district court concluded that pursuant to the judicial review provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D), Mejia Rodriguez had to raise his claim, which it characterized…
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