Bait It v. Nielsen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION FREDERICK VELASCO BAIT IT, Plaintiff, No. 19 CV 906 v. Judge Manish S. Shah KEVIN MCALEENAN,* et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Frederick Velasco Bait It, a citizen of the Philippines, petitioned the Attorney General under the Immigration and Nationality Act for classification as the abused spouse of a U.S. citizen. Eligibility for that classification requires, among other things, that the self-petitioner “has resided with” her abuser-spouse. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services…