Rosario Class Action
If you have applied for an initial Employment Authorization Document (EAD) based on a pending asylum application, you may be eligible to have your EAD processed within 30 days.
09-19-2022
Notice of Potential Class Membership, Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas
This notice is intended to provide information for individuals who (1) may be an AOL PI Class Member; (2) had the “third-country transit rule” applied to their immigration case; (3) were ordered removed from the U.S. under an “expedited removal order”; and (4) currently reside in the United States. For more details, you may access the Al Otro Lado Class Action Notice of Preliminary Injunction.
09-13-2022
Final Settlement Approval and Order in Class Action Involving the University of Northern New Jersey
This message is intended to notify you of the final class settlement in Dong, et al. v. Johnson, et al., No. 2:17-2092-ES-JSA (D.N.J. filed 3/30/2017). For more details, you may access the final settlement agreement. IF YOU FILE ANY FORM WITH USCIS UNDER THIS SETTLEMENT YOU MUST EMAIL USCIS AT DongSettlementFiling@uscis.dhs.gov TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF AS A CLASS MEMBER. INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME, RECEIPT NUMBER, AND, IF ANY, A-NUMBER
05-04-2022
Al Otro Lado Class Action Notice of Preliminary Injunction
This notice provides information about the preliminary injunction orders issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas, Case No. 17-02366 (S.D. Cal.). If you were removed from the U.S. under an expedited removal order and believe that you are an AOL PI class member who may be eligible for return to the U.S.
03-25-2022
Notice of Proposed Settlement in Class Action Involving the University of Northern New Jersey
This message is intended to inform you of the proposed class settlement in Dong, et al. v. Johnson, et al., No. 2:17-2092-ES-JSA (D.N.J. filed 3/30/2017), a lawsuit that involves the University of Northern New Jersey. You may access the Notice above. AFTER THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT IS APPROVED, IF YOU FILE ANY FORM WITH USCIS UNDER THIS SETTLEMENT YOU MUST EMAIL USCIS AT DongSettlementFiling@uscis.dhs.gov TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF AS A CLASS MEMBER. INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME, RECEIPT NUMBER, AND, IF ANY, A-NUMBER.
01-26-2022
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND HEARING IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT H-1B PETITIONS FOR MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST POSITIONS FILED ON OR AFTER JAN. 1, 2019
You are hereby notified that a hearing (the “Fairness Hearing”) has been scheduled for October 19, 2021, at 10:00 am Pacific Time at the San Jose Federal Courthouse, Courtroom 6, 4th Floor, 280 S. 1st St., San Jose, CA 95113, before the Honorable Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, for consideration of a proposed settlement of the claims that have been brought on your behalf in this lawsuit.
09-03-2021
Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement in A.O. et al. v Jaddou, et al., No. 19-cv-6151 (N.D. Cal)
This notice is to inform you of a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, against Ur M. Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Terri Robinson, Director of the National Benefits Center, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (the “Government”).
08-26-2021
Notice of Settlement Agreement in Vangala v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, No. 4:20-cv-08143 (N.D. Cal.)
On July 20, 2021, the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Oakland Division, granted final approval of the settlement agreement in the case of Vangala et al. v. USCIS et al., No. 4:20-cv08143(N.D. Cal.). The agreement affects certain individuals who had their Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, or Form I-918 Supplement A, Petition for Qualifying Family Member of U-1 Recipient, rejected due to the “No Blank Space” rejection policy.
08-19-2021
Notice of Consent Order Providing Interim Relief to Certain Applicants Filing Form I-765 for OPT
Pursuant to a court order, USCIS extended the flexibilities for certain foreign students affected by delayed receipt notices for Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. These flexibilities have been extended to include applications received on or after Oct. 1, 2020, through Oct. 31, 2021, inclusive. Applicants can file Form I-765 up to 120 days before the program end date if the application is received by Oct. 31, 2021.
07-29-2021
J.O.P. v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, et. al., Information
On Aug. 2, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland in the case of J.O.P. v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, et. al., Civil Action 8:19-cv-01944, issued a temporary restraining order enjoining U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from applying the May 31, 2019, unaccompanied alien children (UAC) memorandum, “Updated Procedures for Asylum Applications Filed by Unaccompanied Alien Children.”
03-23-2021
Class Notice – R.F.M. v Nielsen, 18-CV-5068 (SDNY)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK NOTICE TO THE CLASS IN R.F.M., et al., v. Nielsen, et al., 18-cv-5068. If you received a Special Findings Order from a New York Family Court after you turned 18 and then filed or plan to file a petition for Special Immigrant Juvenile (“SIJ”) classification, you may be able to get help from a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), the Department of Homeland Security, and other federal officers (the “Government”).
06-13-2019
J.L., et al v. Cissna, et al, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Class Notice
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
If you received guardianship order from the California Probate Court after you reached the age of 18 and then filed or will file for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), you may have a right to relief in a federal class action lawsuit:
J.L., et al v. Cissna, et al,
United States District Court
Northern District of California
Case Number 18-cv-04914-NC
03-12-2019
Walters v Reno
On Sept. 20, 2001, INS published a notice on the settlement agreement, informing class members of their rights and responsibilities under the agreement. You may access the agreement below.
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Settlement Agreement (PDF, 22.14 KB)
09-20-2001