Supreme Court Rules for Immigrant Deadline Flexibility
The Supreme Court narrowly ruled 5-4 that immigrants voluntarily departing the U.S. are granted deadline extensions for weekend or holiday deadlines. The majority opinion, authored by Justice Gorsuch, cited standard legal principles extending deadlines to the next business day. This decision reversed a Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling and remanded the case for further proceedings. Dissenting justices argued the Court lacked jurisdiction or that such an extension lacked justification. The case involved Hugo Abisai Monsalvo Velázquez, a Mexican national facing deportation.
John Q. Hosedrinker