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WASHINGTON ALLIANCE OF TECHNOLOGY WORKERS v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al

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Case Number:

1:16-cv-01170

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision

Judge:

Reggie B. Walton

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  1. June 14, 2021

    Feds Say Foreign Student Work Permits Don't Harm US Jobs

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has urged the D.C. Circuit to toss the latest appeal from a technology workers union aiming to restrict work permits for foreign students, saying there was no evidence they compete for jobs.

  2. January 29, 2021

    Tech Union Appeals Student Visa Program Saved By Chevron

    An influential union representing tech workers will appeal a federal judge's decision to uphold the government's optional practical training program, which allows student-visa holders to participate in apprenticeships after graduation.

  3. November 30, 2020

    Tech Union Loses Bid To End Work Program For STEM Grads

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday upheld an Obama-era policy expanding postgrad work permits for international students with math and science degrees, delivering a win to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business associations that had jumped in to defend the program.

  4. November 26, 2019

    Tech Giants Back Student Visa Extension As Economic Boon

    Technology companies, including Amazon, Google and Microsoft, defended a student visa extension policy for recent foreign graduates with STEM degrees, saying Tuesday that it benefits the economy, businesses and workers.

  5. July 02, 2019

    Tech Union Gets 2nd Chance To Fight Student Visa Extension

    A Washington, D.C., federal court on Monday revived a challenge to a student visa extension policy for foreign-born recent graduates with STEM degrees, giving a tech workers' union a second crack at arguing that the visa policy unfairly forces its members to compete with foreign workers.

  6. April 20, 2017

    Judge Tosses WashTech's F-1 Visa Rule Challenge

    A technology union suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has not sufficiently proven its members were disadvantaged in the STEM job market by an extension of a program that lets students visiting on F-1 visas work during or after their studies, a D.C. federal judge has ruled, dismissing the suit.

  7. March 30, 2017

    Judge Trims WashTech's F-1 Visa Rule Challenge

    A District of Columbia federal judge on Thursday granted in part and denied in part a bid by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for a quick end to a technology union's latest suit challenging a revised F-1 visa foreign student work rule.

  8. October 05, 2016

    WashTech Says Judge Got It Wrong In Visa Rule Challenge

    A technology workers union hit back Wednesday in D.C. federal court against the government’s claim it has no standing to sue over the newest work rule for student visa holders, arguing a judge got it wrong in the September decision the government cited in support.

  9. August 29, 2016

    DHS Slams 'Cookie-Cutter' Claims In Latest OPT Case

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged a D.C. federal judge on Friday to toss a technology union's latest suit challenging a revised foreign student work rule, saying the new claims still don't hold up.

  10. June 17, 2016

    Tech Union Blasts DHS' Revised Work Rule For Foreign Grads

    A technology union lodged a new complaint in D.C. federal court on Friday challenging a revised Department of Homeland Security foreign student work rule, after its prior lawsuit was thrown out as moot when the previous regulation was revised.