BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Holds that Discretionary Visa Revocation Not Subject to Judicial Review

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In Bouarfa v. Mayorkas, the Supreme Court today in a unanimous opinion by Justice Jackson held that “[r]evocation of an approved visa petition . . . based on a sham-marriage determination by the Secretary is the kind of discretionary decision that falls within the purview of [8 U.S.C.] §1252(a)(2)(B)(ii), which strips federal courts of jurisdiction to review certain actions `in
the discretion of ‘ the agency.”  (syllabus).  Click here for background on the case.

The decision is one of a number of recent decisions barring judicial review of immigration matters.  See here and here.

KJ