A broadcast journalist with a master's degree sought to educate Generation Z about American civic values, democratic principles, and their constitutional rights, and to combat social media manipulation through a podcast, social media presence, speaking engagements, and an interactive website.

Prong 1 — national importancenot established · dispositive

“Within her initial filing, the Petitioner's claims under this prong primarily focused on the importance of broadcast journalists in general rather than on her specific endeavor”

“Absent from the appeal brief is her account illustrating how the four distinct initiatives we listed above would make any impact in the field.”

“The Petitioner has not explained how she has supported the record with "specific" and "relevant evidence," demonstrating her endeavor has significant potential to broadly enhance the identified areas”

“these conclusory assertions do not enable us to determine whether the eligibility claims are any more reliable than hopeful speculation.”

“The Petitioner does not explain how her efforts of presenting issues from both sides of the political spectrum will "break the algorithm" of any popular social media apps.”

AAO decision text

How the evidence was treated

• degree · credited

Where this case turned

• Endeavor too vague · p1 — described as a job role, not a defined undertaking
• Field importance conflated with endeavor · p1 — argues the field matters, not the specific endeavor

Notable

AAO reserved prongs two and three entirely, resting the dismissal solely on prong one national importance. The decision includes an extended discussion of the AAO's own reasoning in the original Matter of Dhanasar case (contrasting Dhanasar's research vs. teaching endeavors) as an interpretive aid for the 'more broadly'/'broader implications' standard, and criticizes the petitioner's appellate brief for alleging SCOPS mischaracterized the endeavor without explaining how the actual endeavor met the national importance standard.

Authorities this decision leans on

From the doctrinal survivor set — 187 authority tests across 47 distinct authorities cleared the differential-lift gates. Only those appear here.

• 8 C.F.R. 103.3
• 8 C.F.R. 103.5
• Flores v. Garland
• Matter of Ho

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