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AFGHAN AND IRAQI ALLIES v. POMPEO et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:18-cv-01388

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Tanya S. Chutkan

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  1. June 06, 2025

    Judge Won't Make Feds Process Afghans', Iraqis' Visas

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday denied Afghan and Iraqi nationals' bid to compel the government to act on their long-pending visa applications, saying the court lacks jurisdiction to issue such relief because it already granted relief under the Administrative Procedure Act.

  2. December 05, 2024

    Ally Visa Seekers Say Feds Are Trying To Add Delay To Delay

    A certified class of Afghans and Iraqis who aided U.S. troops and are waiting for the government to process their already unreasonably delayed special immigrant visas told a D.C. federal judge on Wednesday the government shouldn't be able to add even more time to the plan to deliver their visas.

  3. November 19, 2024

    Caseload Too Large For Ally Visa Processing Plan, Feds Say

    The Biden administration told a D.C. federal judge Monday that a revised plan to process special visas for Afghan and Iraqi allies is unrealistic due to an uptick in applications it received following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

  4. November 01, 2024

    Army Allies Slam Bid To Trim Visa Case For Pending Plan

    Afghan and Iraqi military translators slammed U.S. immigration officials' efforts to trim their lawsuit challenging delays with their visa applications, telling a D.C. federal court that the Biden administration's plan to streamline visa processing is not yet final.

  5. October 10, 2024

    Feds, US Allies Hash Out New Special Visa Process

    A D.C. federal judge on Thursday largely rejected the federal government's proposed revisions to a court-ordered plan to hasten the processing of special immigrant visas, or SIVs, for Afghan and Iraqi allies to the U.S.

  6. September 21, 2023

    Afghan Allies Say Watchdog Rebuke Shows Need For Fast SIVs

    Afghan and Iraqi translators called on a Washington, D.C., federal court to take further steps to speed up their applications for special immigrant visas, citing a federal watchdog's recent rebuke of the government's "piecemeal approach" to SIV processing.

  7. March 15, 2023

    Feds Say DC Court No Longer Has Control Over Ally Visa Plan

    The Biden administration continued its challenge to a D.C. federal court's power to make decisions over a court-ordered plan to hasten special visas for Afghan and Iraqi allies, saying the case had already been brought up to a higher court.

  8. March 10, 2023

    US Allies Say Feds New Visa Plan Flouts Court Order

    Afghan and Iraqi nationals who helped the U.S. military as translators chided the Biden administration's recently revised plan to speedily process their special green cards, telling a D.C. federal court that the proposed changes flout an earlier mandate the court issued.

  9. February 06, 2023

    No Stay While Feds Appeal Plan To Speed Allies' Green Cards

    U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan refused Monday to stay a November decision ordering the Biden administration to devise a new plan to timely process special immigrant visas for a class of Afghan and Iraqi allies while it appeals that order.

  10. December 01, 2022

    Feds Can't End Plan To Speed Green Card Process For Allies

    The federal government must continue with a plan to hasten the processing of green card applications for Afghan and Iraqi allies after a D.C. federal judge ruled that processing delays were still unreasonable despite visa application and inquiry surges.