DACA Mandamus Mass Action Litigation – Plaintiff Onboarding

In this lawsuit we will be representing individuals who filed for DACA between July 2020 and July 16, 2021, who have a valid receipt notice and an unadjudicated case.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled more than two months ago that DACA is prohibited solely as it applied to Texas Residents. That means that USCIS now has a legal obligation to adjudicate pending DACA applications that were halted by the District Court’s Order in 2021.  There are more than 90,000 of these applications.  USCIS, has to date, not adjudicated these cases, even though it has a legal obligation to do so.

We are suing USCIS in a “Mass” action in a Mandamus Cause of Action. A Mandamus is a latin term that means “to demand”.  We are asking a federal court judge to order USCIS to adjudicate these long pending cases in a reasonable period of time. We believe that unless forced to do so, USCIS will simply continue holding these cases in abeyance.

This case is being filed by IMMpact Litigation, a joint venture of the law firms Bless Litigation in Boston, Joseph & Hall in Denver, Kuck Baxter in Atlanta and Siskind Susser in Memphis. The firms have some of the most experienced immigration lawyers in the country and have now litigated together in more than 30 mass federal cases. IMMpact received the 2022 American Immigration Lawyers Association Litigation Award and the American Bar Association’s James E. Keane Award for the innovative use of technology in managing our litigation.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE LAWSUIT, PLEASE DO ALL THE FOLLOWING:

Step 1: Review the FAQ to confirm that you qualify to participate and that you understand what the case is about and how the plaintiff fee works.

Step 2: Complete our engagement letter and declaration generator app. This will create an engagement letter (contract) for you to review and sign and will automatically send a copy to our team and to you. It will also tell us more about your situation.

Step 3: Pay your fee here. We are charging $500.00 per applicant to participate in the case. The fee is a one-time charge, and we will not be billing for additional expenses and legal fees. The fee is due at the outset and is non-refundable since we will be filing the case quickly. Payment Policy: We accept credit cards and eChecks only. DO NOT USE A DEBIT CARD — your payment will be voided, and you will not be added as a plaintiff. You are responsible for paying the merchant surcharge fees associated with making a payment and the surcharge fees will not be refunded under any circumstance.

Once you have completed all the above steps, you have signed up!

You’ll receive an automatic email confirmation when we’ve received your engagement letter and declaration.  This, and your payment confirmation email, means that you are in our database and will be included in our lawsuit.  If any information or documents are missing, we will contact you before filing the case. Otherwise, we’ll be in touch with all plaintiffs when we have filed the lawsuit with the court.

In the meantime, please do not contact our team asking for further confirmation that we have received your materials; this slows us down when we’re doing our best to prepare our filing quickly.

If you have any legal questions related to this case, please click here to contact us via our online form. Please select “DACA Mandamus Mass Action” in the drop-down.