Notice Re Hold on Denials for CARRP Naturalization and Adjustment of Status Applications (Wagafe v. Biden)

"In Wagafe v. Biden, 17-cv-00094 LK (W.D. Wash.), Plaintiffs challenge the legality of USCIS’s secret program called the Controlled Application Review and Resolution Program (CARRP), on behalf of national classes of naturalization and adjustment of status applicants subject to CARRP—USCIS’s policy for handling cases alleged to have “national security concerns.” USCIS has announced it is conducting an internal review of the program that has been the subject of five years of litigation. As a result, the parties agreed to a temporary stay of the litigation. As part of that agreement, USCIS agreed to put a hold on issuing any new denials of class members’ applications.

1. USCIS will not hold the denial of any relevant application if USCIS will issue a “Notice to Appear” (NTA) to the applicant following denial of the case.
2. USCIS will not hold the denial of any relevant application if that application is at issue in ongoing litigation (other than the Wagafe litigation).