U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Requires Many Children to Restart Immigration Process When They Turn 21
by Jennifer A. Grady, Esq. and Anthony Mance, Esq. In a divided 5-4 decision on June 9, 2014, the United States Supreme Court struck a blow to the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), a law that preserves an applicant’s “minor” status during the often lengthy wait time for an immigrant visa. In upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals’ restrictive interpretation of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) in Scialabba v. Vuellar de Osario, the Court addressed the issue involvi