The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Jan. 17 in a case brought by a transgender illegal immigrant against the Biden administration.
At issue is a section of U.S. immigration law that states illegal aliens must exhaust “all administrative remedies available to the alien as of right” before appealing the decision in the courts. The Supreme Court will decide whether that requirement can be waived or forfeited.
The plaintiff in the case, Guatemalan native Leon Santos-Zacaria, is a twice-deported, 34-year-old transgender woman who again reentered the country illegally in 2018 and is now seeking withholding of removal on claims of persecution….