ODEI v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SEC.

No. 18-3105.

937 F.3d 1092 (2019)

Ernest A. ODEI and Spirit of Grace Outreach, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 10, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott D. Pollock , Attorney, Pollock & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Craig A. Oswald , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Flaum, Easterbrook, and Sykes, Circuit Judges.


Ernest Odei traveled from his native Ghana to the United States in 2017 to meet with academic advisors and to perform missionary work. When he arrived in Chicago, border patrol agents barred his entry because he did not have the proper visa. After a short detention, immigration authorities gave Odei the option to withdraw his...

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