DHS Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Cancelation of Visa Over Sham Marriage

The 11th Circuit agreed with the government denying the husband’s immigration application because his previous marriage was deemed fraudulent.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee hearing on the department's budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 18, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urged the Supreme Court on Aug. 26 to uphold the cancelation of the visa of a Palestinian man who married a U.S. citizen and then was accused of a sham marriage.

The new brief previews oral arguments the federal government will make when the court hears the case, Bouarfa v. Mayorkas, on Oct. 15.