US Supreme Court Suggests Some Judicial Review for Visa Denials

The Supreme Court suggested that it may allow a limited opportunity for US citizens to challenge a visa denial for their spouse.

But the justices at argument on Tuesday left it unclear how helpful some leeway would be for those seeking to bring their loved one to the US.

Sandra Muñoz, an American citizen, sued the State Department after her husband Luis Asencio-Cordero, a citizen of El Salvador, was denied a visa application.

Under the doctrine of consular nonreviewability courts generally can’t review visa denials for noncitizens for any reason. But there is a limited exception when the decision impinges ...