Lawsuit Challenging the New USCIS Fee Increase
Today, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) announced that it has partnered with the law firm of Sidley Austin, LLP to file a lawsuit seeking an emergency nationwide injunction of the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) new Fee Rule, which is set to go into effect on October 2, 2020.[i]
AILA’s Director of Litigation, Jesse Bless, says “USCIS’ dramatic fee increases … place an unlawful barrier in the way of individuals eligible for immigration benefits. …”[ii]
The lawsuit challenges how the USCIS calculated the increased fees (ranging from 30 to 266%) and how it burned through the ample cash reserves it had on hand just a few years ago.[iii]
If you have questions or concerns about the new USCIS fee increase, contact Lally Immigration Services, LLC at (617) 870-1000 or by email to [email protected].
[i] See: AILA Doc. No. 20082133.
[ii] Id.
[iii] Id.
