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Tuesday, 08 July 2008
courtroom_gavel_flickr.jpgThe National Immigrant Justice Center's impact litigation has influenced systemic changes in U.S. immigration law and policy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

New on the NIJC litigation docket:

In Walji v. Gonzales, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the U.S. government's attempts to prevent naturalization applicants whose cases have been delayed by a backlog in FBI background checks from taking their cases to federal court. Read more...

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Atunnise v. Mukasey that the U.S. government erred in applying rules that determine whether an immigrant who previously received an order of removal can obtain a waiver to reenter the United States. The court said this case "highlights the obstacles that foreigners face in navigating arcane procedures intended to reunite them with their American-citizen spouses in the United States." Read more...