Case Overview
In the waning days of the Trump administration, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), proposed massive fee increases for filings in the immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). These fee increases would have had a significant negative impact on low-income immigrants and their families.
The National Immigration Law Center, American Immigration Council, and pro bono counsel Gibson Dunn, sued to block the fee increases.
In January 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia preliminarily enjoined the fee increases, preventing them from taking effect.
The Biden administration initially committed to issuing a new rule related to fees, but ultimately reversed course. We continue to litigate the issue and in the interim, the fee increases remain enjoined.
Legal Documents
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U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Memorandum Opinion and Order – Jan. 18, 2021
- Complaint – Dec. 23, 2020
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