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Government

Jun. 18, 2015

Supreme Court weighs in on transparency for visa applications

A U.S. Supreme Court decision that visa denials are not subject to judicial review has wide-ranging implications on immigration law, attorneys said.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision that visa denials are not subject to judicial review has wide-ranging implications on immigration law, attorneys said. The court ruled 5-4 on Monday that a wife will not be able challenge the government's decision to deny her Afghani husband a visa on national security grounds, vacating a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision.

The justices said Fauzia Din, a naturalized U.S. citizen living in California, was not entitled to receive additional...

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