Seattle, WA - Last Friday, three immigrants and two immigration service providers filed a nationwide class action lawsuit here in Seattle against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for unlawfully delaying the adjudication of their applications for employment authorization. Filed by the American...
Federal District Court Orders Department of State to Issue Passport
The federal court in Seattle recently found that Washington resident Carlos Acosta was a U.S. citizen and ordered the State Department to renew his passport. Acosta was born in a relative’s home in Colorado, and then returned to Mexico shortly thereafter. Because the birth was registered both in Colorado and...