Patel v. Garland

Patel v. Garland
Argued December 6, 2021
Decided May 16, 2022
Full case namePankajkumar S. Patel, et al. v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
Docket no.20-979
Citations596 U.S. 328 (more)
ArgumentOral argument
Holding
Federal courts lack jurisdiction to review facts found as part of any judgment relating to the granting of discretionary relief in immigration proceedings enumerated under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2).
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Brett Kavanaugh · Amy Coney Barrett
Case opinions
MajorityBarrett, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh
DissentGorsuch, joined by Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Laws applied
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996

Patel v. Garland, 596 U.S. 328 (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case holding that federal courts lack jurisdiction to review factual findings underlying judgments related to discretionary relief in immigration proceedings under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2).