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Guam Contractors Association et al v. Sessions et al
Case Number:
1:16-cv-00075
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
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December 11, 2019
USCIS Not In Contempt For Denying Guam Cos. H-2B Visas
A Guam district judge on Wednesday rejected a magistrate's recommendation that the government be found in violation of her order barring it from relying on a company's failure to demonstrate a temporary need for workers in denying H-2B visa petitions for Guam workers.
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November 02, 2018
Guam Contractors Say Feds Ignoring Order Over H-2B Visas
The federal government is flouting a court order entered in a class action that it not base H-2B visa petition decisions for workers entering Guam solely on a company's alleged failure to show it has a temporary or peak need for them, a group of Guam-based companies and a contractors trade association told a federal court Thursday.
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April 02, 2018
Guam Businesses Secure Class Cert. In H-2B Visa Suit
A Guam federal judge on Saturday certified a class of businesses in the U.S. territory that allege the federal government unfairly denied their H-2B temporary worker visa petitions, rejecting arguments by the government that the employers lacked standing because the time to get relief had passed.
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March 12, 2018
Feds Fight Guam Businesses' Bid For Cert. In H-2B Visa Suit
The U.S. government on Friday urged a federal judge in Guam to reject certification of a proposed class of businesses in the territory that allege their temporary worker visa petitions were being unfairly denied, arguing that the employers lack standing because no relief could be granted now.
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January 25, 2018
Guam Businesses' Suit Over H-2B Visa Denials Can Proceed
A federal judge in Guam let stand Wednesday the majority of claims against the U.S. government in a proposed class action brought by businesses in the territory that say their temporary worker visa petitions were being denied at an unfairly high frequency, and also partially granted the employers' request for an injunction.
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November 03, 2016
Gov't Fires Back At Guam Cos.' Bid For H-2B Petition Approval
The government hit back Thursday against a preliminary injunction bid from a slew of Guam-based businesses in a proposed federal class action claiming their H-2B visa petitions are being denied at a never-before-seen rate, saying the request would alter the status quo.
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October 06, 2016
Guam Cos. Launch Class Action Over H-2B Petition Denials
A slew of Guam-based businesses launched a class action in federal court on Tuesday claiming the government has started denying H-2B visa petitions for work during exceptionally busy, or "peak-load," periods at a never before seen rate, arguing that they can't find enough U.S. workers in Guam.