Hootkins v. Napolitano
Apr 28, 2009OUTCOME: The Court found that plaintiffs who reside in the Ninth and Sixth Circuits are entitled to "immediate relative" classification based on their status as surviving spouses of deceased United States citizens.
Plaintiff alleges that defendants wrongfully determined that plaintiffs are not entitled to immediate relative status for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA"), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1151 et se ... q. due to the death of their U.S. citizen spouses.
