Islam v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION

RICHARD SEEBORG, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

In this action brought under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA,”) plaintiff Mohammad Sher Islam challenges a decision of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) to deny his application for adjustment of citizenship status from asylee to lawful permanent resident. The central dispute between the parties is whether collateral estoppel applies to the issue of Islam’s involvement in terrorist activities. An Immigration Judge’s…