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| Top court eases rules for foreigners to try to stay in US | |
| 2008-06-17 | |
| WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for some foreigners who overstay their visas to seek to remain in the United States legally. The court ruled 5-4 Monday that someone who is here illegally may withdraw his voluntarily agreement to depart and continue to try to get approval to remain in the United States. The decision essentially embraced a proposed Justice Department regulation governing the treatment of similar cases in the future. Samson Dada, a Nigerian citizen, stayed beyond the expiration of his tourist visa in 1998. He married an American the following year and soon began trying to obtain a visa as an immediate relative of a citizen. But Dada and his wife apparently failed to submit some documents, causing immigration officials to deny the visa. Dada has been trying again to obtain the visa, but immigration authorities meanwhile have ordered him to leave the country. He agreed to leave voluntarily, which would allow him to try sooner to re-enter the country legally than if he had been deported. The court's task was to decide whether he could withdraw his voluntary agreement to leave the country and continue to try to adjust his status while in the United States. Immigration authorities recently ruled that Dada had entered a "sham" marriage in order to stay in the United States, but that finding was not part of the court's consideration. Justice Kennedy wrote the majority opinion, joined by his four liberal colleagues. The four conservative justice dissented. Justice Antonin Scalia said, "The court lacks the authority to impose its chosen remedy."
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 Another fascist decision from the right-wing, Bush dominated, evil, Supreme Court. I knew that we were in big trouble putting that Roberts and Alito on the court. Kennedy must have been feeling the on-slaught of his brain tumor to let these weasels get a seat on the court. Friggin neo-cons. Country is going to the dogs, if you ask me. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2008-06-17 13:22 |
| #3 First, Guantanamo, and now this. Looks like our unelected |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2008-06-17 11:11 |
| #2 In Texas, they were going to build a highway against the will of the people, then someone set the governor's mansion ablaze. Now, they aren't going to build no stinkin highways. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2008-06-17 10:45 |
| #1 Hey, just what we need, more foreigners. Especially the kind that break our laws. Those are the people you want to go to the matt for. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-06-17 07:51 |