In this video, we'll talk about the lawsuit that was filed by 75,000 beneficiaries, people
that are waiting for their green cards and work permits to be printed and issued. As
you know, it's been a big, big problem for those of you that are waiting, and I want
to report some good news about the lawsuit. So, let's dive right in. I'll see you on the
other side. Hello, everybody, and thank you for joining me for another video. In this
video, we'll talk about the lawsuit that was filed about a week ago, specifically trying
to help those that are waiting to get the green cards and work permits to be printed
and issued. As you know, I've reported about a particular problem that happened a few weeks
ago where people get their work permits and green cards approved. It shows online that
they got approved, they have a receipt that it was approved but the physical cards never
arrived. It was reported in multiple media outlets and then attorneys were filing lawsuits.
And in this video, I wanted to give you an update as to what's going on with this lawsuit
and how it's going to impact your cases if you've been waiting for so long. If you’re
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Once again. I am Jacob Sapochnik. And I am an immigration attorney located in San Diego,
California. And we help clients in all 50 states and we provide updates for you every
single week. So, let's dive in right into this video. As you remember in our previous
video that I reported about green cards and work permits are not being printed, I mentioned
that there was a class action filed against the USCIS specifically forcing the government
to act. Well, I've got some good news. The lawsuit was successful, and the court granted
a temporary injunction forcing the government to issue those work permits within seven days.
As I mentioned before, the main plaintiff in that lawsuit, Subramanian, was a person
that had her EAD card approved sometime in April. But she never received the physical
card. And as a result, she lost her job in June. What happened in this particular lawsuit,
as soon as this lawsuit was filed, the government, guess what, went ahead and approved the EAD
card for Miss Subramanian. And of course, the idea was that they thought that since
she got her work permit, this case is now moot. And there's no reason for the lawsuit
to continue. But of course, what the UCS doesn't realize is that this is a class action. And
not only that, this lawsuit was going to help Ms. Subramanian and get her EAD but there
were about 75,000 members of the class that were waiting for their green cards and their
work permits, and therefore, and as a result, this injunction was granted. The government
was very sneaky in this case and specifically claimed that there was no jurisdiction in
this case. Of course, it failed because Ms. Subramanian actually resided in Ohio, and
therefore their court had full jurisdiction to grant this temporary injunction. The judge
says that the court has jurisdiction to review the government actions, specifically, when
there are unreasonable delays involved like in this case. The plaintiffs in this lawsuit
also had to show that they had immediate harm. As you know, especially, many of our viewers
who are sending me messages and private texts, saying that they're just worried waiting for
the work permits. They don't know if they're going to be able to keep their jobs or if
they're going to be able to start new jobs. In this case, the immediate harm was that
quite a few of the plaintiffs couldn't start new jobs. And that was a problem because if
they can't start a job, they're not able to earn money, they're not going to be able to
support their families. So, that's immediate harm. A few of the plaintiffs are also living
in temporary housing, they wouldn't be able to get an apartment unless they actually get
a work permit. So, all these examples were perfect to show that there was immediate harm
in this case. The court also said that because of the severity of the matter, they were able
to issue this temporary injunction, even though there was no final decision on the actual
case. There's going to be another hearing, sometimes later in August to make a decision
on that case but they realize that the matter was so severe that they had to issue this
temporary injunction forcing the government to issue those work permits within seven days.
What’s really interesting about this lawsuit is that most of the plaintiffs, if not all
of them, were able to show immediate harm to their livelihood, to their ability to continue
to work and stay in the United States. Essentially, if you don't have a job, how can you live
and survive in this country? So, immediate harm was very clear. And throughout this case,
the government tried to use different excuses. They tried to use different legal arguments
as to why this case is moot. Like I said, as I mentioned to you before, as soon as this
lawsuit was filed, they immediately, immediately within 48 hours, were able to give Ms. Subramanian
her work permit, even though she was waiting for it since April with no response to her
inquiries. As soon as this lawsuit was filed, they issue that trying to make this matter
moot. Well, guess what? It didn't work. And so, this lawsuit is a big win for immigrants
that are waiting for their work permits and green cards. It also shows that in other cases,
like we have a lot of other lawsuits that are pending, specifically for DV lottery,
hopefully, it gives some hope that maybe we'll be able to see some similar results in other
class actions, specifically for DV lottery, as well as the new lawsuits that are being
formed right now to try to challenge the decision that the USCIS is not accepting DACA cases.
So, hopefully, this information was helpful. Let me know in the comments what you think.
Again, this is huge news for those people. We have so many people that are waiting for
their work permits. One important caveat is this is only available for people that already
had approvals, right? So, if you had approval on your work permit but you have not received
the physical card, those are the ones that should be getting their cards within seven
days. If you're still pending, and you haven't received the decision on your card, that is
outside of this particular lawsuit, and you still have to wait patiently for the USCIS
to approve your card. So, specifically for those that had their cards approved but never
received the physical cards because of the whole mess. As you remember, USCIS moved the
printing of the cards in-house. And obviously, they failed to continue to print those cards
and provide the service that people are paying for. So, that is important to understand.
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