Legal Opinion
Matushkina v. Nielsen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 7, 2017No. 17-1336PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit .Judge.
Plaintiffs Elena Matushkina and her daughter Svetlana Son filed this suit against federal officials after a U.S. Consulate denied Matushkina’s immigrant visa application in 2015. The well-established doctrine of consular nonreviewability makes it impossible, or nearly so, for plaintiffs to challenge the visa denial. Plaintiffs insist that their suit does not challenge the visa denial. Instead, they seek relief under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) from the government’s determination that Matushkina was inadmissible when she tried to enter the country back in…
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