Class Action Filed Against DHS for L-2 and H-4 Processing
Delays
On March 22, 2021, the American Immigration Lawyers Association
(AILA) and Wasden Banias, LLP, filed a class action lawsuit against
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), challenging processing
delays on extensions of status and employment authorization
documents (EADs) for H-4 and L-2 nonimmigrant spouses.
AILA President Jennifer Minear said, "DHS can and must
revoke the unnecessary biometrics requirements for H-4 and L-2
nonimmigrants, provide automatic work authorization while DHS
processes EAD renewal requests, and allow EAD applicants to file
their renewal applications sooner than 180 days prior to EAD
expiration to prevent gaps in work authorization.'
