News here . Screening and referral form here . Settlement agreement here .
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PM 25-20 - CANCELLATION OF DIRECTOR’S MEMORANDUM 23-02
In Tumi v. Higgins , Vermont Federal District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford ruled that USCIS' denial of Tumi's O-1A visa petition on behalf of famous designer Nicolas Baurain was arbitrary and capricious...
Here is the Memo; here is the Order. NOTE: Earlier today, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, Senior U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour GRANTED a Preliminary Injunction in WA v. Trump. I will post his Memo and...
Espinoza v. Pompeo
"Plaintiff Roberto J. Espinoza (“Plaintiff”) brings this suit based on the U.S. Department of State’s denial of his application for a U.S. passport. After careful consideration, the Court finds that judgment should be entered in favor of Plaintiff and issues its findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Rule 52(a). ... [D]espite the contemporaneous foreign birth certificate and the delayed Texas birth certificate, based on the entirety of the evidence, the Court concludes that Plaintiff has rebutted the presumption of alienage and satisfied his burden of establishing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he is a citizen of the United States by birth. ... Based on the foregoing, the Court concludes that Plaintiff Roberto J. Espinoza has satisfied his burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence. He is a citizen by virtue of birth. On the record before the Court, he is entitled to a United States passport."
[Hats off to Javier Maldonado!]