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Case Name
Ptasinska v. U.S. Department of State
IM-IL-0011
Docket / Court
1:07-CV-03795 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory
Illinois
Case Type(s)
Immigration and/or the Border
Case Summary
On June 12, the State Department encouraged highly skilled immigrants here on temporary employment visas to apply for permanent employment visas, known as green cards, to become permanent residents. The department said the visas would be available starting July 2. But on that date, the department ...
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On June 12, the State Department encouraged highly skilled immigrants here on temporary employment visas to apply for permanent employment visas, known as green cards, to become permanent residents. The department said the visas would be available starting July 2. But on that date, the department announced that all available employment-based visas had been distributed for the year.
In July 2007, the American Law Foundation (AILF) prepared a lawsuit to file in the Northern District of Illinois challenging the change in policy. The complaint was, however never filed. Instead, on July 17 (the very day the lawsuit was to be initiated), the federal government announced, as the lawsuit was about to demand, that it was reversing course and accepting the green card applications, if they were filed by August 17.
Margo Schlanger - 07/18/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Constitutional Clause
Due Process
Immigration/Border
Employment
Work authorization - procedures
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq.
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
U.S> Citizenship and Immigration Services
Plaintiff Description
individuals in employment-based categories whose priority dates were current under the June and July Bulletins and who either filed or mailed for filing their applications to USCIS between June 29, 2007 and July 31, 2007
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
Yes
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
None
Source of Relief
None
Filed
07/06/2007
Case Ongoing
No
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Court
Docket(s)
N.D. Ill.
09/04/2007
1:07-cv-03795
IM-IL-0011-9000.pdf
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General Documents
N.D. Ill.
07/06/2007
Complaint [ECF# 1]
IM-IL-0011-0002.pdf
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07/17/2007
AILF Welcomes Government Reversal on Permanent Resident Applications ("Green Cards")
IM-IL-0011-0001.pdf
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Judges
Kocoras, Charles Petros
(N.D. Ill.)
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Azulay, Judd
(Illinois)
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Babich, Linda
(Illinois)
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Collins, Sara M
(Illinois)
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Gard, Robert
(Illinois)
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Lara, Roland
(Illinois)
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Seiden, Glenn
(Illinois)
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Wettstein, Nadine K.
(District of Columbia)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Lefort, Deitz Patrick
(District of Columbia)
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Stevens, Elizabeth Jones
(District of Columbia)
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