On September 29, 2020, Judge Jeffrey S. White of the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of California issued a
nationwide preliminary injunction enjoining the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security's (DHS) proposed fee increases for U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) immigration and
citizenship applications. The
final rule adjusting the fees was set to take effect on October
2, 2020, with some case types set to see substantial fee
increases.
The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit that Immigrant Legal
Resource Center along with several nonprofit organizations filed in
August 2020. The case remains in active litigation, but Judge White
issued a nationwide injunction to temporarily halt the fee
increases, stating that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on
the merits.
