Legal Opinion · Dissent

Bernardo Ex Rel. M & K Engineering, Inc. v. Johnson

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 29, 2016No. 15-1177Published

1DissentLipez, Circuit Judge

The majority holds that a decision by the Secretary of Homeland Security (“Secretary’) to revoke his prior approval of a *495visa petition based on objective criteria is insulated from judicial review. In my view, the Secretary’s visa revocation decision is subject to judicial review because the text of the pertinent statutes, the nature of the visa revocation decisions, and the overall statutory scheme do not rebut the presumption of judicial review applicable to immigration statutes. Hence, I respectfully dissent.

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The two statutory provisions at issue are 8 U.S.C. §§ 1252(a)(2)(B) and 1155 of…

2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. Zadvydas v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990

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