February 06, 2020
A D.C. judge determined that five foreign nationals who aided the U.S. military can pursue claims their visas were delayed as a class, saying the immigrants convincingly showed that litigating their cases individually would be inefficient and costly.
September 23, 2019
The Trump administration failed to meet congressionally mandated deadlines for processing visa applications for a class of Afghan and Iraqi citizens who helped U.S. troops, a D.C. federal court has ruled.
April 12, 2019
The U.S. Department of State must provide information on visa application milestones to a class of Afghan and Iraqi citizens who claim their special immigration visa applications have been wrongly delayed, a Washington, D.C., federal judge ruled Thursday, saying the dates on which those milestones were reached is not protected data.
January 31, 2019
A group of Afghan and Iraqi citizens who aided U.S. troops can proceed in their putative class action alleging the federal government has dragged out the approval of special immigrant visas meant to keep such individuals safe from reprisals, a D.C. federal judge held Wednesday.
September 10, 2018
A group of Iraqi and Afghan citizens who assisted the U.S. military urged a D.C. federal court Friday to preserve their proposed class action accusing the federal government of taking too long to grant them the special immigrant visas meant to keep them safe.
June 14, 2018
A group of Afghan and Iraqi citizens who aided U.S. troops accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday of dragging his feet on approving special immigrant visas meant to keep those allies safe, according to a proposed class action filed in Washington, D.C., federal court.