DOES 1-72 v. UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION SERVICES et al

  1. March 08, 2019

    Chinese EB-5 Investors Challenge 2nd Denial Of Their Visas

    A group of Chinese nationals asked a District of Columbia federal judge Thursday to reverse the denial of their petitions for permanent lawful resident status under the EB-5 visa program, saying the U.S. government made numerous errors in its decision-making process.

  2. March 10, 2017

    Foreign Investors Nab Partial Victory In EB-5 Dispute

    A D.C. federal court partly sided with a group of foreign nationals challenging a decision that rejected their petitions under the EB-5 visa program, finding Friday that some aspects of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' adjudication were "arbitrary and capricious."

  3. April 18, 2016

    USCIS Seeks Win In Chinese Investors' Suit Over Visa Denials

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services urged a D.C. federal judge Friday to award it judgment in a suit brought by Chinese mine investors who sought green cards through the EB-5 program, arguing a decision to deny their petitions was reasonable.

  4. January 08, 2016

    72 EB-5 Visa Hopefuls Lose Discovery Bid On USCIS Policy

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday shot down a request by 72 EB-5 visa hopefuls for discovery into whether U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services inconsistently applied policies when it denied their petitions, saying the request would be too "open-ended."

  5. June 05, 2015

    USCIS Drops Dismissal Bid In Chinese Investors' Visa Suit

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Wednesday dropped its dismissal motion for a case where dozens of Chinese mine investors seeking green cards through the Immigrant Investor Program claim the government unlawfully denied their visas.

  6. May 28, 2015

    Chinese Mine Investors Say Feds Can't Halve Visa Suit

    Several Chinese nationals who invested in an Idaho mining operation fought Wednesday to remain part of a D.C. federal court challenge to the government's handling of investor visa petitions related to the project, saying their investments are the same as others found to lack necessary risk.

  7. May 12, 2015

    Feds Want Chinese Mine Investors' Visa Suit Cut In Half

    The federal government told a D.C. federal court Monday that half of the dozens of Chinese nationals who poured millions of dollars into an Idaho mining operation should be cut from a suit that claims the government improperly denied their petitions for investor visas.

  8. February 25, 2015

    Chinese Mine Investors Sue USCIS Over Visa Denial

    Dozens of Chinese investors who poured millions of dollars into an Idaho mining operation have filed suit against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, alleging the agency unfairly determined the money wasn't "at risk" and denied their investor visas.