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Nightingale v. USCIS Update (FOIA delays)
- Organization: NILA, NWIRP, AIC and the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin
- Document Type: Statute/regulation/other law
- Date Created: Wednesday, February 24, 2021
- Attachment(s): LINK
The district court just granted declaratory and injunctive relief in a nationwide class challenge to A-File FOIA delays. The court orders:
- Declaratory relief due to Defendants DHS, USCIS and ICE’s pattern or practice of failing to make timely A-File FOIA determinations;
- Injunctive relief permanently enjoining Defendants from further failing to adhere to the statutory deadlines for A-File FOIA requests;
- That Defendants to make determinations on all backlogged FOIA requests within 60 days; and
- That Defendants submit quarterly compliance reports to the Court and class counsel going forward.
Topics:
- Other Immigration