We successfully resolved a lawsuit against the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem for unreasonably delaying an immigrant visa for the Palestinian wife of a U.S. citizen. The couple was married in 2015 and promptly filed the appropriate applications immediately thereafter. Once USCIS sent the application to the US Consulate in Jerusalem it sat unadjudicated for well…
A U.S. citizen, originally from Somalia, experienced a 16-month delay after applying for his passport. He inquired multiple times as to the delay, even flying to the Minnesota passport agency to be interviewed, but could not get any information as to why his passport was not being renewed. Attorney Nimer filed a lawsuit requesting the…
Eleven refugee green card applicants – including several children, waited nearly three years for adjudication of their green card applications. Attorney Nimer filed a mandamus lawsuit for the entire group and was able to obtain approval for all eleven plaintiffs within several months of filing.
A Syrian asylee and professor at a major U.S. university applied for derivative asylum status for his son. Due to “administrative processing,” the application sat unadjudicated for nearly eighteen months after the son was interviewed at the embassy in Ankara, Turkey. The son, who could not return to Syria, was forced to await adjudication in…
