In Immigration Case, Supreme Court To Decide If ‘Time Stopped’ For Man On Martha’s Vineyard
Wescley Pereira and Gail Meister chat about a yard project. The two have been neighbors on Martha’s Vineyard for more than a decade. Photo by Shannon Dooling for WBUR
The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments Monday in Pereira v. Sessions, a case that, for thousands of immigrants, could mean the difference between staying in the country and being deported.
At the center of it all is a Brazilian immigrant who overstayed his visa and for almost 16 years has lived on Martha’s Vineyard.