On September 26, 2024, 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 from obtaining authorization to work while their asylum claims are pending. The case challenged policies and practices related to the Asylum EAD Clock, which governs when […]
NILA’s latest practice advisory, Venue Challenges in APA Immigration Cases, discusses the venue choices a plaintiff has under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(e) when challenging a decision or delay in decision-making by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Administrative Procedure Act, as well as considerations that inform venue selection. It also addresses the basis
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The Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO) is an independent office within the Department of Homeland Security that was established by Congress. OIDO assists individuals with complaints about the violation ofimmigration detention standards or other misconduct by DHS (or contract) personnel, and provides oversight of CBP and ICE immigration detention facilities. Please join NILA
Registration for NILA’s next webinar on September 19 — Motions Practice Before EOIR — is OPEN. This webinar will address various substantive and procedural motions filed with the immigration courts and Board of Immigration Appeals in removal proceedings. The panel will provide an overview of: motions to reopen and reconsider; motions to remand; motions to
