USCIS Class Action, Settlement Notices and Agreements
The following information is presented for those individuals who are part of various class action lawsuits against USCIS or its predecessor agency.
Casa Libre v. Mayorkas Class Members for Motion for Attorneys’ Fees
Ahmed v. DHS Public Status Report Class Member Asylum Data
Ahmed v. DHS Class Member Asylum Data September 11, 2024
This notice is to tell you about a proposed Settlement Agreement of a class action lawsuit, J.O.P. et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al., Case No. 8:19-cv-01944-SAG, pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The Court has granted preliminary approval of the proposed Settlement Agreement and has set a Final Approval Hearing (referred to as a Fairness Hearing in the proposed Settlement Agreement) to take place on November 25, 2024 at 10:00am ET in Courtroom 7C, Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse, 101 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, to decide if the proposed Settlement Agreement is fair, reasonable, and adequate.
Ahmed v DHS Public Status Report Class Member Asylum Data
On Dec. 11, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California approved a class action settlement agreement in Ms. L. v. ICE, 18-cv-00428 (S.D. Cal.) (“Settlement Agreement”).
Proposed Settlement Agreement in Garcia Perez V. USCIS
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.
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