Legal Opinion

Bernardo Ex Rel. M & K Engineering, Inc. v. Johnson

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 29, 2016No. 15-1177PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

This case raises a question of first impression in our circuit: whether 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a) (2) (B) (ii), which precludes judicial review of the Attorney General’s and the Secretary of Homeland Security’s discretionary decisions under Title 8, Chapter 12, Subchapter II, applies to the revocation of visa petition approvals under 8 U.S.C. § 1155. Taking the same view as most other circuits, we conclude that it does and so judicial review is precluded.

Title 8, section 1252 of the U.S.Code precludes judicial review of discretionary decisions made by the Attorney General and…

2Cases cited54 opinions

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  4. Russello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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