Decision date: 2018-04-12

Holding that USCIS did not abuse its discretion when it denied a Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) application because the applicant provided a temporary rather than a permanent custody order that did not reflect the state court's factual findings, even though the applicant later submitted a second permanent custody order that complied with USCIS requirements. 

Publication Status: Unpublished

Case judge: Agee, Brinkema*, Duncan

Decision: Reyes v. Cissna, 737 F. App'x 140 (4th Cir. 2018) (No. 17-7304)