AROUND THE COUNTRY, thousands of legal immigrants have asked federal judges to compel the government to act on work visas or permanent-residency requests that have languished for years. While some succeed, many find the courthouse door barred by judges who say they lack jurisdiction to force action.
This legal rift among district courts may come to a head in two appeals filed recently in the 3rd and 11th U.S. circuit courts of appeals concerning the extent of court jurisdiction to compel the attorney general to resolve long-delayed security clearances.
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