The Fifth Circuit has affirmed that federal courts have no jurisdiction to review the denial of adjustment of status applications outside of the removal context, precluding judicial review of denials of adjustment of status to arriving aliens. “That Momin has no recourse for what may be a series of mistakes by the government is cruel but legally compelled. As the law stands, 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(i) precludes judicial review of denials of applications for adjustment of status and waivers of inadmissibility. This case illustrates some of the pitfalls that follow. In the absence of judicial review to ensure that the government turns square corners, we are left only with the hope that USCIS will give any future application by Momin to reopen his case careful attention.“
The full text of Momin v. Jaddou can be found here: https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/23/23-20327-CV0.pdf