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· 8/15/2019

in the Interest of L.E., a Child

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  • concerning a section 221(g) refusal for an applicant who lied about her age, offered a fake passport, and never provided the requested documents to confirm her age
  • doctrine applied to final visa determination based on Section 221(g) refusal not requiring administrative processing
  • “The Su- preme Court has unambiguously instructed that absent some clear directive from Congress or an affirmative showing of bad faith, the government must simply provide a valid ineligibility provision as the basis for the visa denial.”
  • “The Supreme Court recognized a narrow exception to this general rule in Mandel, allowing for limited judicial review when a U.S. citizen's own constitutional rights … are assertedly burdened by a visa denial.”
  • not discussing issue and affirming district court that did not decide the issue
  • “The Supreme Court has unambiguously instructed that absent some clear directive from Congress or an affirmative showing of bad faith, the government must simply provide a valid ineligibility provision as the basis for a visa denial.”

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