COLINDRES v. U.S. DEPT. OF STATE

No. 22-5009.

71 F.4th 1018 (2023)

Kristen H. COLINDRES and Edvin A. Colindres Juarez, Appellants v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 23, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher W. Dempsey argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

Catherine M. Reno , Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief were Brian M. Boynton , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and T. Monique Peoples , Senior Litigation Counsel.

Opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment filed by Chief Judge Srinivasan.


Edvin Colindres Juarez applied for a visa to enter the United States. But the Government denied his application, fearing that he was part of a criminal organization.

Mr. Colindres and his wife — who is an American citizen — filed this suit to challenge that decision. But their suit faced an uphill struggle...

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