Edakunni et al v. Mayorkas

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:21-cv-00393

Court:

Washington Western

Nature of Suit:

Other Immigration Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Tana Lin

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  1. January 23, 2023

    DHS Reaches Permit, Visa Deal With Foreign Worker Spouses

    A class of nonimmigrant spouses who sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over processing delays of their visas and work permits has reached a settlement with the department that their attorney on Monday said brings back a "sense of sanity."

  2. July 06, 2022

    Judge Shuts Down Early Win Bid By DHS In Visa Delay Suit

    A Washington federal judge has denied the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's bid for an early win in a case lodged by nonimmigrant spouses who sued the department for delaying visa and work authorization decisions, saying the spouses still had live claims.

  3. June 30, 2021

    Feds, Trailing Spouses Fight Over End To Visa Delay Suit

    The government and a cohort of 178 spouses who followed their partners to the U.S. each called on a federal judge to decide whether authorities unreasonably delayed their work permits in a pair of crisscrossing motions for summary judgment this week.

  4. May 04, 2021

    USCIS To Waive Spouse Biometrics Rule For Work Permits

    The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is planning to suspend a Trump-era rule that required spouses of work-visa holders to submit to biometric screening requirements as part of their work permit applications, according to a tweet posted Tuesday from the immigration law firm Wasden Banias.

  5. March 23, 2021

    DHS Faces Legal Fire Over Stalled Spousal Visa Extensions

    U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is facing a proposed class action on behalf of the allegedly thousands of H-4 and L-2 spousal visa holders whose visa and work permit extension requests have been unnecessarily delayed.

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