A permanent bar. That means even immigration judges have not been allowed the discretion to make their own judgment on a case by case basis. What this legislation does is it restores judicial discretion. Basically, it doesn't guarantee that a spouse will have a pathway to citizenship. It only restores the discretion to encourage in judges so that they can judge each case individually. (08:03–08:08)
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Asserts that the new legislation restores judicial discretion in immigration cases.
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