Case Activity (50562)

1. Order | Filed: July 02, 2026 | Entered: July 02, 2026 Wagafe et al v. Biden, et al

   Deportation | Washington Western

   Judgment by Court

   JUDGMENT BY COURT. The Court has ORDERED that, for the reasons stated in the Court's 7/2/2026 Order granting the Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreement, Dkt. No. 719 , the parties' Settlement Agreement, Dkt. No. 711 -1, is approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate. The Court will retain jurisdiction to enforce the Settlement Agreement as described in Dkt. No. 719 . (KRA)

2. Order | Filed: July 02, 2026 | Entered: July 02, 2026 Wagafe et al v. Biden, et al

   Deportation | Washington Western

   Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

   ORDER granting 718 Motion for Final Approval. The Court GRANTS the parties' motion for final approval of class action settlement agreement, Dkt. No. 718 , and ORDERS as follows:
   (1) The Court finds that the Settlement Agreement is fair, reasonable, and adequate. The Court GRANTS final approval of the Settlement Agreement under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.
   (2) The stay of the Adjustment Class claims, see Dkt. Nos. 612 - 613 , is lifted, and all claims of the Adjustment Class are DISMISSED with prejudice.
   (3) Plaintiffs' Fifth and Eighth Claims for Relief with respect to the Naturalization Class are DISMISSED with prejudice.
   (4) Pursuant to the Court's summary judgment ruling with respect to Plaintiffs' Eighth Claim for Relief--that, with respect to the Naturalization Class, CARRP was adopted in an arbitrary and capricious manner--the case is REMANDED to USCIS without vacatur.
   (5) On remand, USCIS shall take remedial action by rescinding the CARRP policy, as memorialized in the policy memoranda and guidelines set forth in the Certified Administrative Record, within seven months of this Order. USCIS will notify Plaintiffs and the Court promptly after CARRP has been rescinded.
   (6) The Court will retain jurisdiction over the case for the purpose of enforcing the Settlement Agreement, Dkt. No. 718 , until it receives notification that USCIS has rescinded CARRP. Should USCIS not rescind CARRP within seven months of this Order, Plaintiffs may move the Court for specific performance of the obligation to rescind CARRP or such other relief appropriate in the circumstances.
   (7) The Court's jurisdiction contemplated in Paragraph 6 above shall expire upon notification to the Court of the rescission of CARRP as outlined in Paragraph 5, except as to a potential motion for costs, expenses and fees.
   Signed by Judge Lauren King. (KRA)

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