No. 23-583October Term 2024Decided Dec 10, 2024
Amina Bouarfa, Petitioner v. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al.
The Supreme Court ruled that federal courts lack jurisdiction to review the Department of Homeland Security's decision to revoke a previously approved visa petition, even when based on a finding of a sham marriage.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Dec 10, 2024
- What it's about
The Supreme Court ruled that federal courts lack jurisdiction to review the Department of Homeland Security's decision to revoke a previously approved visa petition, even when based on a finding of a sham marriage. The Court determined that such revocations are discretionary agency decisions that Congress has specifically shielded from judicial review.
Question presented
May a visa petitioner obtain judicial review when an approved petition is revoked on the basis of nondiscretionary criteria?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released Dec 10, 2024
- Area
Administrative Law
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology
Primary materials8
Supreme Court docket 23-583
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | Mar 30, 2026
CourtListener docket record
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Questions Presented
brief | Mar 8, 2026
opinion
opinion | Dec 10, 2024
Bouarfa
opinion | Dec 10, 2024
Oral Arguments - Bouarfa
audio | Oct 15, 2024
Petition
brief | Nov 27, 2023