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Sanchez v. Mayorkas

Docket No.20-315
Op. Below3rd Cir.
ArgumentApr 19, 2021

Holding

An individual who entered the United States unlawfully is not eligible to become a lawful permanent resident under 8 U.S.C. § 1255 even if the United States has granted the individual temporary protected status.

Judgment

Affirmed, 9-0, in an opinion by Elena Kagan on Jun 7, 2021.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Sep 8, 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 13, 2020)
Sep 8, 2020
Corrected appendix to the petition (submitted February 18, 2021).
Sep 11, 2020
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 13, 2020 to November 12, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 14, 2020
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 12, 2020.
Oct 26, 2020
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 12, 2020 to December 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 28, 2020
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 9, 2020.
Dec 9, 2020
Brief for the Respondents filed.
Dec 11, 2020
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period under 15.5 filed by petitioner.
Dec 16, 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Jan 8, 2021
Petition GRANTED.
Feb 5, 2021
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jose Santos Sanchez, et al.
Feb 5, 2021
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Jose Santos Sanchez, et al.
Feb 22, 2021
Brief of petitioners Jose Santos Sanchez, et al. filed.
Mar 1, 2021
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
Mar 1, 2021
Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.
Mar 1, 2021
Brief amicus curiae of Oxfam America filed.
Mar 1, 2021
Brief amici curiae of Immigration Law Professors filed.
Mar 1, 2021
Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Watch and Alianza Americas filed.
Mar 1, 2021
Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. filed.
Mar 1, 2021
Brief amici curiae of Professors Alan Morrison and Brian Wolfman filed.
Mar 1, 2021
Brief amici curiae of American Immigration Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
Mar 1, 2021
Brief amici curiae of National Immigration Litigation Alliance, American Civil Liberties Union, and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed.
Mar 1, 2021
Brief amicus curiae of Harvard TPS Coalition filed.
Mar 1, 2021
Brief amici curiae of 22 Cities and Counties filed.
Mar 1, 2021
Amicus brief of Service Employees International Union, et al. not accepted for filing. (March 03, 2021 - certificate of compliance to be corrected).
Mar 1, 2021
Brief amici curiae of Service Employees International Union and Other Labor Unions filed. (March 23, 2021)
Mar 10, 2021
Corrected certificate of service for amicus curiae Harvard TPS Coalition filed.
Mar 12, 2021
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 19, 2021.
Mar 15, 2021
Record requested.
Mar 15, 2021
Record received from the U.S.D.C. 3rd Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer, with the exception of confidential documents that been electronically filed.
Mar 24, 2021
Brief of respondents Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. filed.
Mar 30, 2021
CIRCULATED
Mar 31, 2021
Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. (Distributed)
Apr 9, 2021
Reply of petitioner Jose Santos Sanchez, et ux. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 19, 2021
Argued. For petitioners: Amy M. Saharia, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Michael R. Huston, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jun 7, 2021
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J. delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jul 9, 2021
JUDGMENT ISSUED.

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