Ankush Sehgal v. Loretta Lynch

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from an unusual immigration case that was filed properly in the district court. Plaintiffs Mohit and Ankush Sehgal filed an “1-130” petition seeking lawful permanent resident status for Mohit, who is a citizen of India, as the husband of Ankush, who is a citizen of the United States. Immigration authorities denied their petition on the ground that Mohit had tried years earlier to gain lawful residence in the United States by a fraudulent marriage to another woman. That made him ineligible for relief even though his marriage to Ankush is legitimate.…