Flores v. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Servs., No. 12-3549 (6th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseSuazo is a Honduran immigrant. He entered the U.S. without inspection in 1998. He has been in the U.S. continuously since that time. In 1999, Suazo was granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) due to his Honduran citizenship. His TPS designation has been continuously renewed due to his continued good moral character, but could potentially be discontinued anytime without notice. In 2010, Suazo married Stacey, who filed an Immediate Relative I-130 Petition on behalf of her husband. Suazo filed an accompanying I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status form, seeking to become a Lawful Permanent Resident (8 U.S.C. 1255). The Suazos had an interview with immigration officials. Stacey’s petition was approved, providing an independent basis to become an LPR. Suazo’s LPR Application, however, was denied because he entered without inspection. The district court dismissed their petition, deferring to the government’s interpretation of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101–1537. The Sixth Circuit reversed and remanded, stating that it was “disturbed by the Government’s incessant and injudicious opposition in cases like this, where the only purpose seems to be a general policy of opposition for the sake of opposition.”
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