AILA’s Advocacy Action Center allows you to advocate for legislative and policy reforms consistent with AILA’s principles and priorities.
Get InvolvedThe brand-new 18th edition of Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook is now shipping.
Order NowLearn how to tackle challenges like finding and retaining affordable staff, working better in a hybrid or remote environment, when and how to raise fees, and much more.
Register NowAILALink puts an entire immigration law library at your fingertips! Search the AILALink database for all your practice needs—statutes, regs, case law, agency guidance, publications, and more.
AILA Doc. No. 21040834 | Dated October 11, 2021 | File Size: 1000 K
Download the DocumentThe U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, holding that DOS’s interpretation of several Presidential Proclamations to prevent U.S. consulates and embassies in those countries from adjudicating visas was unlawful. Specifically, the court found that DOS’s refusal to issue visas to individuals from countries subject to regional travel restrictions without a National Interest Exception (NIE) violated INA §212(f). (Kinsley, et al. v. Blinken, et al., 10/5/21)
AILA and partners filed a complaint on behalf of a class of noncitizens who have been prevented from entering the U.S. due to an unlawful suspension of visa processing. (Kinsley, et al., v. Blinken, et al., 4/7/21)
The complaint states:
Defendants have unlawfully relied on certain suspensions on entry that apply to individuals who were physically present in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the People’s Republic of China, the Federative Republic of Brazil, South Africa, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Schengen area of Europe (“designated countries”) during the 14-days prior to seeking entry. These regional entry bans based on presence allow for entry after the individual has remained outside the designated countries for 14 days. However, Defendants have refused to issue visas to Plaintiffs which would allow them to quarantine in a third country for fourteen days prior to seeking entry.
[[To print the PDF on this page please use the print function in the PDF reader.]]
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 21040834.
Open the DocumentAILA's Benefits Litigation Committee collaborates with attorneys from partner organizations to identify and challenge policy positions used to support the denial of immigration benefits and creates resources for AILA members to build AILA's litigation capacity.
BUILD YOUR Litigation SkillsAmerican Immigration Lawyers Association
1331 G Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
Copyright © 1993-
American Immigration Lawyers Association.
AILA.org should not be relied upon as the exclusive source for your legal research. Nothing on AILA.org constitutes legal advice, and information on AILA.org is not a substitute for independent legal advice based on a thorough review and analysis of the facts of each individual case, and independent research based on statutory and regulatory authorities, case law, policy guidance, and for procedural issues, federal government websites.