Legal Opinion
Magalhaes v. Napolitano
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 8, 2013No. Civil Case No. 11-12251-NMGPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
In an action brought under the Administrative Procedures Act (“APA”), plaintiff Airton Margalhaes (“Margalhaes”) seeks review of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) revocation of an 1-140 Petition for Alien Worker (“1-140”).
I. Statutory Framework
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act an alien seeking admission to the United States based on an offer of permanent employment as a skilled worker may be classified under the “third preference” cat*151egory. Before filing a petition with US-CIS to classify an alien as an…
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