Tom Amrollah v. Janet Napolitano

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

Tom Amrollah fled Iran in 1998 for the United States with his wife and two children. After receiving a grant of asylum, Amrollah and his family filed an application to obtain lawful permanent residence status with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”). Ten years later, USCIS denied Amrollah’s application. Amrollah filed suit in the Western District of Texas seeking relief under the Administrative Procedures Act (“APA”) and the Declaratory Judgment Act. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment and the district court…