Current stage: Motion Pending
The plaintiff(s) filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief and mandamus on January 30, 2026. Summonses were issued and returned executed as to the federal defendant on February 17, 2026, and the parties have filed litigation papers including a document titled "Preliminary Injunction," an opposition brief, and a reply; on March 30, 2026 the defendants filed a consent motion to stay with a proposed order. The docket does not show a court decision on the stay or on the preliminary injunction motion.
January 30, 2026
Key EventA group of plaintiffs filed a Complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and a writ of mandamus challenging USCIS Policy Memorandum PM-602-0194, naming federal and state officials as defendants; exhibits include the policy memorandum and a CEAC case status. This is the case-opening pleading initiating the lawsuit.