Current stage: Preliminary Injunction
The plaintiffs filed a complaint seeking declaratory, mandamus, and injunctive relief challenging application of recent USCIS policy memoranda. The court has already granted the plaintiffs' emergency motion for a preliminary injunction ordering adjudication of a pending I-765 and enjoining application of the December 2, 2025 and January 1, 2026 USCIS memoranda to that I-765; defendants have sought and (per the court record) obtained an extension to May 14, 2026 to file their answer or other response. Service has been executed and the parties have litigated the emergency motion, including a status conference and briefing.
February 27, 2026
Key EventThe court GRANTED the plaintiffs' emergency motion for a preliminary injunction, ENJOINING defendants from applying the December 2, 2025 and January 1, 2026 USCIS Policy Memoranda (PM-602-0192 and PM-602-0194) to the plaintiff's Form I-765 (employment-authorization) and ordering defendants to adjudicate that I-765 within ten days; the court also required defense counsel to provide written notice of the order to all defendants by March 2, 2026 and waived any bond.
February 11, 2026
Key EventA remote status conference was held on February 11, 2026, during which the court asked for clarification about the petitioner's complaint; attorneys Drago and Fitzgerald were present and Linda Walsh is listed as the court reporter. The entry appears to record only the conference and not any dispositive rulings.
February 6, 2026
Key EventThe court ordered Respondents to file a response to the petitioners' Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction by February 16, 2026, and directed the petitioners to serve the Complaint and Emergency Motion on the Respondents by February 9, 2026.