Legal Opinion
Privett v. Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 26, 2017No. 16-3243PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoggs, J., joined by Siler, J.,
COLE, C.J. (p. 384), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
In 2013, Joseph Privett sought to bring his spouse, Doris, into the United States by filing an 1-130 immigrant visa petition. Because Privett had been convicted of a sexual offense in 2004, however, the petition implicated the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (“AWA”), Pub. L. No. 109-248, 120 Stat. 587, which prevents American citizens “convicted of a specified offense against a minor” from filing petitions on behalf of immediate relatives (including…
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