On Sept. 27, 2024 federal judge Geoffrey W. Crawford granted summary judgment for the plaintiffs in two cases, L.A.A.M. v. Zuchowski and C.M.Z. v. Zuchowski . Hats off to superlitigator Jesse Bless !
NILA, Sept. 26, 2024 "Today, a U.S. district court approved the settlement agreement in Garcia Perez v. USCIS , a nationwide class action regarding USCIS and EOIR policies preventing asylum seekers...
USCIS, Sept. 27, 2024 "Today, in continued support of Enduring Welcome, and by congressional directive, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it is extending and expanding some previously...
USCIS, Sept. 25, 2024 "Policy Highlights • Clarifies that USCIS calculates the CSPA age of an applicant who established extraordinary circumstances and is excused from the sought to acquire...
NILA, Sept. 25, 2024 "Increasingly, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and other immigration agencies are challenging venue in U.S. district court lawsuits brought by noncitizens...
Medina Tova v. Zuchowski
"On de novo review, Herrera v. USCIS, 571 F.3d 881, 885 (9th Cir. 2009), we hold that 8 C.F.R. § 214.14(f)(4) is not a permissible interpretation of the governing statute insofar as it requires that spouses be married when the Form I-918 is filed, rather than when the principal petition is granted. ... Plaintiffs were married by the time Medina Tovar was granted a U visa on October 1, 2015. As of March 29, 2016, when Medina Tovar petitioned for derivative U-visa status, her husband was entitled to receive a U visa if he otherwise met the requirements."
[Hats way off to Nicole Nelson and Phil Smith!]