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Green v. Napolitano

Facts

Reginald Green, a U.S. citizen, filed a petition for alien relative on behalf of his wife, Njideka Frances Abajue, a Nigerian citizen. The petition was initially approved under 8 U.S.C.S. 1154 but was later revoked after Ms. Abajue's former spouse claimed their marriage was fraudulent. The plaintiffs argued they were denied the opportunity to confront or cross-examine the former spouse, leading to their claim of a due process violation.

Mr. Green filed a form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on behalf of his wife. The petition was approved under 1154 but later revoked under 1155, after Ms. Abajue's former spouse stated during an immigration interview that their prior marriage was fraudulent and entered into solely for immigration purposes.

Issue

Whether the decision to revoke a petition for immigrant status under 8 U.S.C. 1155 is discretionary and thus unreviewable in district court.

Whether a decision under 8 U.S.C. 1155 to revoke a petition for immigrant status is discretionary.

Rule

The court applied the principle that under 8 U.S.C. 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii), certain discretionary decisions made by the Secretary of Homeland Security are not subject to judicial review.

a 1155 'revocation decision is a discretionary act' for purposes of 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) and that, absent a final order of removal, we lacked jurisdiction to review constitutional and legal questions related to it.

Analysis

The court determined that the revocation of the petition under 1155 was a discretionary act, as the statute allows the Secretary to revoke approval for 'good and sufficient cause.' This discretion strips the district court of jurisdiction to review the decision, as established in prior case law.

We conclude that 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) strips a district court of jurisdiction to review a 1155 revocation.

Conclusion

The court affirmed the district court's judgment, concluding that it lacked jurisdiction to review the discretionary decision to revoke the petition.

Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1291, we AFFIRM the district court's judgment dismissing the case for lack of jurisdiction.

Who won?

The defendants prevailed in the case because the court upheld the district court's dismissal for lack of jurisdiction over the discretionary decision.

The district court held it lacked jurisdiction and dismissed the complaint.

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