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NIO et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:17-cv-00998

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Paul L. Friedman

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  1. November 17, 2017

    Feds Say Courts Can't Make Immigrant Soldiers Citizens

    The government told a D.C. federal judge on Friday that courts don't have the right to confer citizenship, moving to dismiss a suit brought by noncitizen Army recruits accusing it of unfairly delaying the expedited naturalization they were promised under a recently paused program.

  2. October 30, 2017

    Immigrant Soldiers Win Pause Of Rules Blocking Citizenship

    A D.C. district judge on Friday blocked the federal government from holding up expedited naturalization applications made under a program for noncitizen Army recruits, and agreed to certify a class of the service members as well.

  3. October 02, 2017

    Non-Citizen Soldiers Say Feds Wrongly Tried To Toss Case

    The plaintiffs in a putative class action accusing the federal government of improperly delaying expedited naturalization applications made under a program for non-citizen Army recruits hit back Friday at the government's bid to toss the case, saying the hold placed on their naturalization applications is reviewable in court.

  4. September 18, 2017

    Feds Seek Quick Win Against Non-Citizen Soldiers

    The federal government Friday asked a D.C. federal judge to toss a putative class action from participants in a program that promised expedited naturalization to non-citizen Army recruits, saying their amended complaint alleging their naturalization applications have been improperly delayed amid an agency review of the program fails to state a claim.

  5. September 07, 2017

    Reservists Denied Injunction Over Delay In Naturalizations

    A D.C. federal judge Wednesday refused to halt an enhanced security screening program for noncitizen Army reservists, saying the enlistees, who claim their naturalization applications have been improperly delayed by the Pentagon and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, have not yet shown their claims are likely to succeed on the merits.

  6. August 07, 2017

    Reservists Amend Suit Over Delayed Citizenship Applications

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense were hit with a scathing updated putative class action from enlisted noncitizen Army reservists who say their naturalization applications have been held up and "their lives upended" by "unlawful policy decisions by agency bureaucrats."

  7. July 19, 2017

    Army Reservists Seeking Citizenship Ordered To Tweak Suit

    A courtroom battle over the Pentagon's move to stall naturalization proceedings for noncitizen Army reservists ended in a stalemate Wednesday as a D.C. federal judge ordered the reservists to refile their lawsuit with additional legal arguments, but not before ripping the government for a "baffling" series of policy changes.

  8. July 03, 2017

    Pentagon Weighs Ditching Immigrant Recruitment Drive

    About 1,000 military recruits could face deportation if the Pentagon moves forward with plans to abandon a program that promised expedited naturalization as an enlistment incentive for those with highly sought health care and language skills, according to a U.S. Department of Defense action memorandum.

  9. June 29, 2017

    Reservists Seek to Block DOD Meddling In Naturalizations

    Participants in an Army program that promises an expedited path to citizenship in exchange for military service asked a D.C. federal judge Wednesday to halt U.S. Department of Defense interference in their naturalization applications during a lawsuit over security screening requirements related to the program.

  10. May 30, 2017

    Gov't Sued By Army Reservists Seeking Citizenship

    The U.S. government is unlawfully delaying naturalization applications from noncitizen Army reservists, participants in an Army program offering an expedited path to citizenship in exchange for military service have told a D.C. federal court.