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Los Angeles couple's Supreme Court case sheds light on immigrant visa rejections

Sandra Muñoz holds a photo of husband Luis Acensio Cordero on Jan. 3, 2024, in Los Angeles.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next month in the case of a Los Angeles man who was denied a green card after marrying a U.S. citizen, in part because of his tattoos.

Ahead of that hearing, a dozen other U.S. citizens submitted statements Thursday detailing how their lives were similarly devastated by consular visa denials. Lawyers think thousands of families could be in similar situations.

Luis Acensio Cordero was denied a visa to return to the U.S. from El Salvador and has been separated from his wife, Sandra Muñoz,

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