Legal Opinion

Herrera v. US Citizenship and Immigration Services

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 6, 2009No. 08-55493PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GRABER, Circuit Judge:

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“agency”) may revoke its previous approval of a visa petition “at any time” for “good and sufficient cause.” 8 U.S.C. § 1155. We must determine whether the enactment of 8 U.S.C. § 1154(j) altered the agency’s revocation authority. We hold that it did not. Because the agency’s decision is otherwise free of legal error and supported by substantial evidence, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Defendants.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff Trida Herrera is a citizen of the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. Mead Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Pedro Garcia-Quintero v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  3. Tablada v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  4. HOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
  5. Family Inc., a Washington Corporation Tae Jung Oh v. Us Citizenship and Immigration Services, an Agency of the United State GovernmentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Sunil Kumar Kurapati v. U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
  2. Maria Medina Tovar v. Laura ZuchowskiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
  3. Mohammad v. NapolitanoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
  4. Ilyabaev v. KaneDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2012
  5. MARCAL NETOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2010

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