Bouarfa v. Mayorkas

Decided December 10, 2024. Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-583 · 604 U.S. 6 (2024) · Cited 52 times

Holding

Revocation of an approved visa petition under 8 U. S. C. §1155 based on a sham-marriage determination by the Secretary of Homeland Security is the kind of discretionary decision that falls within the purview of §1252(a)(2)(B)(ii), which strips federal courts of jurisdiction to review certain actions “in the discretion of ” the agency.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Patel v. Garland · 596 U.S. 328 (2022)
• Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr · 589 U.S. 221 (2020)
• Webster v. Doe · 486 U.S. 592 (1988)
• Kucana v. Holder · 558 U.S. 233 (2010)
• Reno v. Catholic Social Services, Inc. · 509 U.S. 43 (1993)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. Cyr · 533 U.S. 289 (2001)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Biden v. Texas · 597 U.S. 785 (2022)
• Opati v. Republic of Sudan · 590 U.S. 418 (2020)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. · 606 U.S. 146 (2025)

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