SONG v. GARLAND

No. 18-2496, No. 21-1852.

54 F.4th 233 (2022)

Sothon SONG, Petitioner, v. Merrick B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent. Sothon Song, Petitioner, v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 1, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Eli A. Echols , SOCHEAT CHEA, P.C., Duluth, Georgia, for Petitioner. Neelam Ihsanullah , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Brian M. Boynton , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Anthony C. Payne , Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Petition denied by published opinion. Judge Diaz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Thacker joined. Judge Quattlebaum wrote a concurring opinion.


Sothon Song petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' final removal order under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. The Board held that Song, as the recipient of a K-1 nonimmigrant visa, couldn't adjust status to that of a conditional permanent resident without an affidavit of support from her former husband, who originally...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases