Young v. Reno

Young (plaintiff), adopted by her aunt and admitted to the U.S. on that basis, filed petitions to give her natural siblings preferential immigration status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The INS initially approved the petitions, but the Hong Kong consulate later determined they should not have been granted since adoption had severed Young's legal relationship to her natural siblings; the INS ultimately revoked most of the petitions, and the district court granted the INS summary judgment.

Whether an adopted child may confer preferential immigration status on his or her natural siblings.