On June 28, 2024, the US Supreme Court overturned the Chevron Deference Doctrine.
In Chevron, the Supreme Court held in 1984 that when a federal statute is ambiguous, federal courts should defer to the agency’s interpretation of the law as long as their interpretation is “reasonable”.
While overturning the Chevron Deference Doctrine will have negative consequences in many areas of law, it will revolutionize the ability of persons to challenge immigration denials by federal agencies (including USCIS, ICE, CBP, EOIR, etc.) based on overly restrictive interpretations of U.S. immigration laws.
