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National Basketball Retired Players Association et al v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

  1. June 22, 2017

    Retired Hoops Players Group Can't Stop Visa Change Denial

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday ended the National Basketball Retired Players Association's challenge to a new hire's failed attempt to obtain an H-1B visa, saying the nonprofit organization has no grounds to contest the denial of the petition by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

  2. December 05, 2016

    USCIS Rips Basketball Group's Bid To Change Worker's Status

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services urged an Illinois federal judge Friday to reject a bid by the National Basketball Retired Players Association to have a new hire granted lawful employment status while it fights the agency's rejection of her H-1B petition.

  3. November 28, 2016

    Basketball Retiree Group Says Worker's Visa Wrongly Denied

    The National Basketball Retired Players Association asked an Illinois federal judge on Friday to throw out the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' denial of a visa application for one of its hires, arguing the rejection was arbitrary and capricious.

  4. November 09, 2016

    Basketball Group Seeks Injunction In USCIS H-1B Visa Suit

    The National Basketball Retired Players Association moved in Illinois federal court on Tuesday for a preliminary injunction in litigation against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, saying the agency's denial of visas violates its own regulations and that it will suffer irreparable harm without an injunction.

  5. October 04, 2016

    Basketball Group Sues USCIS Over H-1B Visa Petition Denial

    A charity group that helps professional basketball players transition into the next stage in their lives slapped U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services with a suit in Illinois federal court on Monday, challenging the agency's rejection of an H-1B petition for a special projects coordinator.