Top court eases rules for foreigners to try to stay in US

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

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.



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[cosmicdot]

1. who knew Reagan appointed a liberal to the SCOTUS?

or that there are a total of 5 'liberals' on the SCOTUS; and, only 4 conservative justices??

don't tell Ed Meese nor the Federalist Society

the Associated Press at its best:

"Justice Kennedy wrote the majority opinion, joined by his four liberal
colleagues. The four conservative justices dissented."