Supreme Court narrowly held that CSPA only applies when a new petition is not needed

Today, the Supreme Court issued a 5-to-4 decision in Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osario (formerly known as Mayorkas v. Cuellar de Osorio).  This decision held that the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) only applies to retain the original priority date for those aged-out children who qualified or could have qualified as principal beneficiaries of an immigrant visa petition.  If they need a new petition (e.g., one filed by their parents) to fit into a new visa category, CSPA does not apply and they must stand in line again.  Please see our previous blogging for more details of this important issue.