Sarignet v. Rivoire

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• explaining that USCIS’s “interpretation transforms the definition of ‘capital’ from ‘capital means cash’ (among other things) to ‘capital means cash not obtained from an uncollateralized, third-party loan.’”
• explaining that “[w]here the petitioner obtains a loan from a lawful source (such as a reputable bank), the loan proceeds may, nevertheless, be unlawful if the capital was obtained by unlawful means (such as fraud on a loan application).”
• rejecting USCIS’s 5 interpretation of EB-5 regulation where it was “unmoored from the purposes animating the EB-5 6 Program”
• explaining how non-citizens seeking to gain residence through the EB-5 program must file a I-526 petition showing their eligibility
• “As such, its interpretation is plainly erroneous, and its denials based on that interpretation are arbitrary and capricious.”
• “[D]ue to the limited role of a court in (continued...) - 26 - The purpose of summary judgment is to avoid unnecessary trials. Fla. Peach Corp. v. Commissioner, 90 T.C. 678, 681 (1988

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