Supreme Court Grants Cert in Asylum Case
News from the U.S. Supreme Court. The big news today was that the Court did not decide the birthright citizenship case of Trump v. Barbara. It likely will be handed down tomorrow or the next day.
But the Court today granted certiorari to review a Second Circuit decision holding that noncitizens whose asylum status was terminated after criminal convictions are no longer eligible to become lawful permanent residents.
A split Second Circuit held that the Immigration and Nationality Act only allows noncitizens whose asylum status is current to apply for lawful permanent resident status.
The case is Tamer S. Wassily et al. v. Todd Blanche.
