Bloomberg Law: Justices’ New Agency Review Rules May Test Immigration Policies

IRLI In The News

June 27, 2019

By Laura Dr. Francis

The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26 decision that courts should defer to agency interpretations of their own regulations in limited circumstances could serve as a boon to immigration attorneys, advocates, and businesses litigating over Trump administration immigration policies.

The majority decision in Kisor v. Wilkie gives “ample ammunition” to those challenging immigration decisions and is “very positive” despite refusing to do away with the underlying deference precedent, said Jeremy McKinney, second vice president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Read the full story at Bloomberg Law.

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