Adam Boyd has been acknowledged in a recent investigative report by King 5 News regarding emergency response concerns at the Northwest Ice Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington. The article sheds light on the challenges faced by detainees and staff at the Northwest Ice Processing Center, focusing particularly on several 911...
International Human Rights Coalition Joins Forces: Amicus Brief Filed in Ninth Circuit
Gibbs Houston Pauw helped A group of over 140 international human rights organizations, bar associations, and social justice movement lawyers from around the world file an amicus curiae brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The brief supports the plaintiffs-appellants, Defense for Children International- Palestine, ...
I601A Waiver Litigation Statement Final
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 PRESS CONTACTS:Brianna Dimas, American Immigration Council, 210-639-5587 bdimas@immcouncil.orgGeorge Tzamaras, AILA, 202-507-7649, gtzamaras@aila.orgJalisa McGaha, Siskind Susser PC, 901-682-6455, jmcgaha@visalaw.com Class Action Filed Against USCIS for Extreme Processing Delays that Leave American Families Stranded WASHINGTON D.C. –– Late yesterday, a group of immigrants filed a...
Adam Boyd, Managing Partner at Gibbs Houston Pauw: Latte with a Lawyer Season 2: Episode 7
Our very own Adam Boyd, Managing Partner here at Gibbs Houston Pauw featured in a recent podcast with Latte with a Lawyer. To listen to this podcast: click here. Source By EmotionTrac Latte with a Lawyer is a podcast featuring the stories of attorneys and their strategies and tactics for...
DHS Announces Extension of REAL ID Full Enforcement Deadline
Release Date: December 5, 2022 DHS has indicated that it will delay the full implementation of the REAL ID act until May 2025. This has major implications for domestic travel and will still allow individuals with non-enhanced Washington driver’s licenses to pass through airport security on domestic flights. This provides a...
Supporting litigation with American Immigration Council
When the U.S. government told immigrants who had been waiting for years that they couldn't become American citizens because their records were locked in government caves, we sued. Earlier this year, we filed a lawsuit against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the National Archives. The agencies dragged their feet...
One of the Best Immigration Lawyers in Seattle
Gibbs Houston Pauw. has been identified as one of the Best Immigration Lawyers in Seattle and is published on Expertise.com and will be promoted throughout 2022. Source: Best Immigration Lawyers in Seattle
Immigrants and Their Advocates File Class Action Lawsuit Against USCIS and DHS for Unlawful Delays in Adjudicating Applications for Employment Authorization
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...
Consular Office Denial of Immigrant Visas: GHP Files Amicus Brief in United States Supreme Court
Gibbs Houston Pauw has filed an amicus brief in Kerry v. Din, a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that courts should be able to review and reverse arbitrary decisions made by consular officers to deny visas. This case addresses the doctrine of consular nonreviewability, the general rule...