Lawyers for Civil Rights v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

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Case Number:

1:20-cv-11777

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Freedom of Information Act

Judge:

Richard G. Stearns

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  1. June 16, 2021

    Feds Seek To Ax Trump-Era Suit Over 'Public Charge' Docs

    The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services urged a Massachusetts federal judge Wednesday to toss a lawsuit accusing it of stonewalling a request for records about a leaked draft of a Trump administration-era "public charge rule" that scared immigrants away from using welfare benefits to which the law entitles them.

  2. September 30, 2020

    Trump Admin. Sued For Withholding 'Public Charge' Docs

    A Boston civil rights group filed a suit Tuesday against federal immigration officials for allegedly stonewalling its request for records about a leaked draft of the government's "public charge" rule that has scared immigrants away from using welfare benefits to which they are entitled.