Sanchez v. Mayorkas

Sanchez v. Mayorkas
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 19, 2021
Decided June 7, 2021
Full case nameJose Santos Sanchez et ux. v. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al.
Docket no.20–315
Citations593 U.S. ___ (more)
141 S. Ct. 1809
210 L. Ed. 2d 52
Case history
Prior
  • Sanchez v. Johnson, No. 1:16-cv-00651, 2018 WL 6427894 (D.N.J. Dec. 7, 2018)
  • Reversed, Sanchez v. Sec'y United States Dep't of Homeland Sec., 967 F.3d 242 (3d Cir. 2020)
  • Cert. granted, Sanchez v. Wolf, 141 S. Ct. 973 (2021)
Holding
A Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipient who entered the United States unlawfully is not eligible under §1255 for lawful permanent resident status merely by dint of his TPS.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Brett Kavanaugh · Amy Coney Barrett
Case opinion
MajorityKagan, joined by unanimous court

Sanchez v. Mayorkas, 593 U.S. ___ (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the ability for immigrants legally residing under temporary protected status to apply for permanent resident status through a green card. In a unanimous decision, the Court ruled in June 2021 that for immigrants who had entered the U.S. unlawfully, simply having temporary protected status did not make them eligible to apply for permanent resident status.