Saturday, February 24, 2007
USCIS PAYS BIG TIME FOR EXCESSIVE CASE DELAY
USCIS recently tried to send a message to its customers that they better not complain to the courts when they delay cases excessively due to security delays or other reasons. USCIS officers are under order to fight all mandamus cases. In the past, USCIS would often complete processing and avoid going to court.
The strategy may be backfiring. There have been several major defeats in the court recently in mandamus cases including the latest involving a case delayed for security clearances for eight years. A judge ordered USCIS to adjudicate the case and also is forcing USCIS to pay the lawyer $19,000 in attorneys fees. That's taxpayer money, by the way.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 8:35 PM
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The strategy may be backfiring. There have been several major defeats in the court recently in mandamus cases including the latest involving a case delayed for security clearances for eight years. A judge ordered USCIS to adjudicate the case and also is forcing USCIS to pay the lawyer $19,000 in attorneys fees. That's taxpayer money, by the way.
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 8:35 PM
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