Legal Opinion
Wang v. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Servs.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 31, 2019No. Case No. 1:16-cv-01963 (TNM)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TREVOR N. McFADDEN, U.S.D.J.
Plaintiff Siqing Wang invested $ 500,000 in a U.S. business to qualify for an investor visa, but the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") declared her ineligible. The central issue was-and is still-whether proceeds from a loan are either "cash" or "indebtedness" under the regulation. Both USCIS and Ms. Wang filed motions for summary judgment. After a motions hearing, the Court finds that USCIS's interpretation of its own regulation is plainly erroneous because it conflicts with the language of the regulation and is unsupported by the…
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