⚖ Oral Arguments, with Context

Ronald Hardman challenges the denial of an immigration petition filed by his current wife. Officials found that his earlier marriage was arranged for immigration benefits, pointing to evidence that the spouses lived apart and Hardman lived with another woman. Hardman disputes the fraud finding and says the living arrangements have innocent explanations. After the first marriage ended, he remarried, but the earlier fraud finding became the basis for denying his new wife's petition. A federal district court upheld the denial and declined to consider additional declarations outside the agency record. The appeal concerns the agency's explanation for its decisions and whether the court should consider that additional evidence. We hear the Seventh Circuit's oral argument on October first, twenty twenty-six.

Ronald Hardman v. Todd W. Blanche (No. 25-2570) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, argued October 1, 2026.