Questão jurídica principal
Whether the federal appeals were admissible despite the absence of a residence-permit entitlement.
Decisão extraída
The complaints were only admissible to challenge the denial of an asserted entitlement, but no substantive entitlement existed.
Fundamentação extraída
Under the Foreign Nationals Act, residence permits are generally discretionary. Judicial review was excluded unless the applicants could rely on a federal or treaty-based right, which they could not.