Legal Opinion
Chiayu Chang v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 31, 2017No. Civil Action No. 16-1740 (JDB)PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge
Before the Court is [11] plaintiffs’-motion for discovery in this Administrative Procedure Act (APA) case challenging the government’s denial of plaintiffs’ EB-5 visa petitions. Plaintiffs argue that they are entitled to discovery into the agency’s past adjudicatory policies and practices in support of their retroactivity, due process, and equal protection claims. For the reasons that follow, the motion will be denied.
Judicial review of agency action is generally limited to the administrative record. See 5 U.S.C. § 706 (“[T]he court shall review…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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