IMMpact Litigation was formed in response to an urgent need to address major concerns in immigration policy and procedure at a broad level. We are a group of independent firms working collectively to change the future of immigration. We focus on Federal District Court and Circuit Courts of Appeal cases in mass- and class-action suits involving hundreds of plaintiffs from across the globe.
Impact litigation has the power to transform immigration policy and improve the lives of families across the nation. But these cases require significant time, resources, and coordination—far more than most firms can take on alone. IMMpact Litigation was created to bridge that gap by uniting leading immigration attorneys to collaborate on high-stakes cases that no single firm could tackle by itself.
By working together, we share the workload, divide complex tasks, and leverage our collective expertise. With pooled resources and innovative tools—like customized technology that streamlines plaintiff onboarding and communication—we create efficient systems that allow us to litigate effectively and keep every plaintiff informed at every stage.
Our firms and attorneys have been working together on impactful litigation for many years, but it was in 2020 that the real power of our combined efforts began to take shape. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, several actions were taken by government agencies and officials that resulted in devastating harm to thousands of immigrants and their families, and we felt compelled to act.
In April and June of 2020, two Presidential Proclamations were issued which essentially stopped legal immigrants from entering the U.S. due to the pandemic. During this time, the State Department also ceased processing immigrant visas. In response, our attorneys along with other firms filed a series of lawsuits challenging these processing delays. In Aker v. Trump, we argued that the stop in processing was causing undue harm to winners of the 2020 diversity visa lottery (DV-2020), whose eligibility to receive a visa was set to expire on September 30, 2020. A U.S. District Judge agreed and ordered the State Department to “undertake good-faith efforts” to process and adjudicate the visa applications before the deadline and ordered the government to set aside over 9,000 visas to be available to the DV-2020 winners after the deadline. Although the travel bans were eventually allowed to expire, we continued to fight for the diversity visa applicants to have their visas processed and issued through additional appeals and court actions.
Despite the court’s ruling in Aker v. Trump for DV-2020 winners, the State Department decided not to process visa applications for the winners of the 2021 diversity visa lottery (DV-2021). In the face of such obstinance from the State Department, we brought litigation in Goh v. Blinken on behalf of DV-2021 plaintiffs that ultimately resulted in a court order finding the State Department’s policies unlawful and ordering the government to expeditiously process DV-2021 applications prior to the September 30, 2021 deadline. In addition, due to the government’s unlawful actions, the court again reserved the extraordinary remedy of potentially reserving additional DV-2021 visas beyond the end of the fiscal year. On September 30, Judge Mehta ordered the Department of State to reserve 481 visas specifically for Goh plaintiffs beyond the fiscal year deadline.
In a similar collaboration, we successfully represented more than 150 fiancé visa applicants and their U.S. citizen partners whose K-1 visa applications were unnecessarily delayed by the State Department’s actions. In September 2020, the lawyers of IMMpact Litigation filed suit against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the State Department, alleging again that the travel ban did not justify a stop in processing applications. In November 2020 a federal judge agreed and declared that the government was wrong to stop processing K-1 visas. Our efforts brought relief and hope to the couples involved in the suit, as well as many other visa applicants whose lives were being unfairly put on hold by the government’s interpretation of the travel ban.
These early successes reinforced our belief in the power of impact litigation and encouraged us to pursue new cases and take on additional lawsuits.
Immigration, and how it should be regulated and handled in the U.S., has been the subject of political debate for decades. While it is true that some policies enacted during recent administrations have complicated or interfered with legal immigration more than others, the reality is that immigrants, their families, and employers all need strong legal advocates no matter who is currently in charge.
Litigation, especially broad litigation involving many plaintiffs, is one of the most influential tools we have for calling attention to widespread injustices and compelling those in power to respond. Our work may receive more attention at certain times than others, but we are committed to improving the outcomes for immigrants every day, regardless of whether it makes front-page news or not.
Our team has been at the forefront of innovating how large-scale litigation is managed—not only in immigration law, but across mass litigation more broadly. We leverage cutting-edge technology, including artificial intelligence tools, to streamline the onboarding of plaintiffs and to maintain efficient, timely communication with the hundreds of individuals involved in our cases. In addition, we use platforms such as YouTube Live and Facebook to provide regular updates, share important case developments, and answer questions directly, ensuring that plaintiffs remain informed and engaged every step of the way.
To view the cases we are currently working on or to learn more about participating as a named plaintiff, please visit our onboarding page.
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