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Louhghlam v. Trump - Order Denying TRO
Louhghlam v. Trump - Order Denying TRO
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Arghavan Louhghalam et al. )
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Plaintiffs, )
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v. ) Civil Action No.
) 17-10154-NMG
Donald J. Trump, President of )
the United States, et al. )
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Defendants. )
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GORTON, J.
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I. Background
A. The Parties
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William Mohalley, the Boston Field Director of the CPB, and the
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3(c). The EO also suspends, for 120 days, the United States
persecution
Id.
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8 U.S.C. 1182(f).
D. Procedural History
A. Legal Standard
interest. Jean v. Mass. State Police, 492 F.3d 24, 26-27 (1st
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(D. Mass. 2010) (quoting Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347, 350, n.1
Inc., 805 F.2d 23, 26 (1st Cir. 1986). Ultimately, the issuance
Sav. Bank v. Peoples United Bank, 672 F.3d 1, 8-9 (1st Cir.
2012) (quoting Voice of the Arab World, Inc. v. MDTV Med. News
B. Application
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permanent residents.
the lawful entry of the alien into the United States after
inspection and authorization by an immigration officer.
Holder, 556 U.S. 257, 263 (2012) (explaining that Congress made
absent from the United States for 180 days or more. See id.; 8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(13)(c).
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and thus the Court will address the merits of their claims for
injunctive relief.
Mathews v. Diaz, 426 U.S. 67, 77); see also Yick Wo v. Hopkins,
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entered the United States and those who are outside of it. See
judicial control. Chi Thon Ngo v. I.N.S., 192 F.3d 390, 395 (3d
United States ex rel. Mezei, 345 U.S. 206, 210 (1953)). Federal
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Offices).
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review.
U.S. at 225.
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Clause challenge.
(2014)).
Church & State, Inc., 454 U.S. 464, 485-86 (1982) (They fail to
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removed)).
States. Adams v. Baker, 909 F.2d 643, 647 (1st Cir. 1990).
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(2d Cir. 1990); see also Legal Assistance for Vietnamese Asylum
1349, 1354 (D.C. Cir. 1997) (holding that aliens may not assert
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The plaintiffs who hold F-1 Visas, Ms. Renani and Ms.
Moreover, they submit that they fear leaving the country because
had been. Assuming their visas have been revoked, the F-1
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apply to visas and the F-1 plaintiffs are not currently subject
this time.
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bridge was not subject to the APA because he had the authority
535 et seq.).
SprintCom, Inc., 287 F.3d 1, 13-14 (1st Cir. 2002), the Court
IV.
408 U.S. 753, 764, 770 (1972), explained that a denial of a visa
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bona fide reason for denying the aliens visa request. In such
Id. at 770.
Allende v. Shultz, 845 F.2d 1111 (1st Cir. 1988), and in Adams
v. Baker, 909 F.2d 643 (1st Cir. 1990). That Court concluded in
individual who had been denied a visa fit within the statutory
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bad faith could render a decision not bona fide, that is not
F.3d 24, 26-27 (1st Cir. 2007), the potential for irreparable
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sides. The rich immigrant history of the United States has long
When the four factors that the Court must consider before
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ORDER
order that was entered on January 29, 2017 (Docket No. 6).
So ordered.
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