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U.S. Supreme Court,
Immigration,
Government

Oct. 19, 2018

Sessions to review immigration case already remanded by US Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has decided to determine a case that was returned to the immigration courts by the U.S. Supreme Court almost a decade ago.

Sessions to review immigration case already remanded by US Supreme Court
Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 18, 2017 (New York Times News Service)

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has decided to determine a case that was returned to the immigration courts by the U.S. Supreme Court almost a decade ago.

The attorney general has the power to unilaterally decide cases as head of the U.S. Department of Justice, but it is unclear if a sitting attorney general had previously taken on a case remanded by the high court.

In referring the case to him...

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