Justices to Resolve Access to Courts for Immigrants

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider when federal courts can review decisions by immigration officials, a question both parties in the appeal asked the justices to take up.

The question in the case involving an Indian national that the justices agreed on Monday to hear next term is narrow. But it could affect a swath of immigrants seeking to avoid deportation.

All agree that federal courts can review cases that involve constitutional issues or questions of law.

Moreover, federal courts generally agree that judicial review of factual issues isn’t allowed when the relief sought is left up to the ...