October 09, 2020
A D.C. federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the federal government from raising immigration application fees, finding acting Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf, who finalized the fees, was likely improperly appointed.
September 24, 2020
In weighing whether to block a contentious Trump administration rule raising fees immigrants pay for naturalization and other services, a D.C. federal judge on Thursday zeroed in on claims the increase was arbitrary and crafted by acting officials who lacked rulemaking authority.
December 09, 2019
A California federal judge blocked the Trump administration's recently-enacted rule increasing requirements for immigrants seeking application fee waivers due to financial hardship, granting a preliminary nationwide injunction requested by the city of Seattle and five immigration organizations that argued the rule violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
October 31, 2019
Immigration organizations hit the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services with lawsuits in California and D.C. federal court this week, challenging its decision to no longer waive application fees for immigrants who receive public benefits and narrowing who qualifies for the fee waivers.