CASE PROSPECTUS:

We are offering a litigation opportunity for citizens of 19 countries listed in Presidential Proclamation 10949, Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats (PP 10949) to challenge the “hold” on the processing and adjudication of their Form I-765,  Application for Employment Authorization (I-765 Application) that was implemented via the  December 2, 2025 USCIS Policy Memo, PM-602-0192.

In sum, we believe the blanket withholding of USCIS processing and adjudications of I-765 Applications is unlawful because it is based upon the national origin of the applicants, and because USCIS lacks the legal authority to do such a blanket suspension.

We will be filing 1-2 group lawsuits in 1-2 U.S. District Courts, (pursuant to attorney’s decisions on the best legal strategy to accommodate potential issues with venue and joinder, with factors being where the I-765 Applications are being processed, and where the plaintiffs are domiciled).

Important Dates

Deadline to participate: January 9, 2026 

Filing date for complaint: January 16, 2026

To participate in this group lawsuit project, a I-765 Applicant must meet the following four requirements:

(1) The applicant be inside the United States;

(2) The applicant must have an I-765 Application pending (with I-797 notice to prove it);

(3) The applicant must be a national of a country impacted by President Trump’s June 4, 2025 travel ban, called Restricting The Entry Of Foreign Nationals To Protect The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats; and

(4) The applicant cannot be a plaintiff in any other active unreasonable delay/mandamus lawsuits challenging delays related to the I-765 adjudication.

Cost to Participate

The attorney fee to participate as plaintiffs in the lawsuit will be $3,000 for each I-765 Applicant. This fee includes the cost of participation of all derivative beneficiaries who also have I-765 pending, regardless of family size.

The terms for payment are as follows: the initial attorney fee of $1,000 is due in advance of the representation, and the $2,000 balance is deferred until and due on March 1, 2026. 

Note: the $2,000 backend payment is only deferred as a courtesy for the unpredicted hardship faced by victims of the December 2, 2025 USCIS Policy Memo, PM-602-0192. Participants who are not comfortable with this contingency are welcome to pre-pay the entire $3,000 attorney fees.

Exception: If you participated as a plaintiff in CM613 (our group lawsuit for holds for I-485 applicants), then participation as a plaintiff in this lawsuit too is only $1,000, with no deferred/back-end payment.

How to participate

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