Margaret J. Randall v. Edwin Meese, Iii, Attorney General

Appellant Randall would, I am convinced, have obtained the status adjustment she seeks but for a government official’s unconstitutional action. The record indicates that the district director ruled that she was statutorily eligible for a status adjustment, but decided that he would not grant it because he disapproved of her writings and associations. The majority holds that Randall’s claim is not ripe and that she must pursue her claim at a later time in other courts. But it minimizes the crucial importance of the citizenship right at stake. As the Supreme Court has noted, “[a] person…