USCIS Class Action, Settlement Notices and Agreements

This Class Notice intends to inform you that on July 30, 2024, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, granted preliminary approval of the parties’ proposed settlement in Garcia Perez v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, No. 2:22-cv-00806-JHC (W.D. Wash.). Garcia-Perez is a class action lawsuit involving the federal government’s practices with respect to Employment Authorization Documents (“EADs”) for applicants for asylum or withholding of removal. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, class members are entitled to new procedures relating to the crediting of time toward eligibility for employment authorization. You may access the Class Notice in the English and Spanish language above. A copy of the proposed Settlement Agreement is also linked. You are hereby notified that a hearing (“Fairness Hearing”) has been scheduled for September 26, 2024, at 9:00 am Pacific Time before the Honorable John H. Chun of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, in Seattle, Washington for consideration of a proposed settlement of the claims that have been brought on your behalf in this lawsuit.