W.A.O. et al v. CISSNA et al

  1. February 09, 2022

    USCIS, Immigrants Get Approval To Bar Juvenile Policy In NJ

    A New Jersey federal judge signed off Wednesday on a class action settlement that would prevent the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services from refusing to place young immigrants on the path to a green card based on Garden State family court findings.

  2. September 13, 2019

    Immigrants Strike Cert. Deal In USCIS Juvenile Policy Suit

    The government and a group of young immigrants have agreed to a class certification order in a New Jersey federal action challenging a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy that immigrants cannot obtain special protections based on family-court findings issued when they were between 18 and 21, according to a filing Friday.

  3. April 29, 2019

    USCIS Faces 4th Suit Over Special Immigrant Juvenile Policy

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services was hit with a fourth federal lawsuit Monday challenging the agency's alleged policy change making it more difficult for young immigrants between 18 and 21 to qualify for special immigrant protections.