Case: Doe v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

1:26-cv-01336 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 20, 2026

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Case Summary

(This summary is temporary while we research the case.) A 39-year-old Mexican citizen and Houston resident, who is a domestic violence survivor with immigration relief under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and sole caregiver to her eight-year-old U.S. citizen daughter, filed suit against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and other federal defendants on April 20, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiff challenged an Interim Final Rule (I…

(This summary is temporary while we research the case.)

A 39-year-old Mexican citizen and Houston resident, who is a domestic violence survivor with immigration relief under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and sole caregiver to her eight-year-old U.S. citizen daughter, filed suit against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and other federal defendants on April 20, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiff challenged an Interim Final Rule (IFR) issued by USCIS on October 30, 2025, that eliminated automatic work permit extensions for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) without providing alternative mechanisms to prevent lapses in work authorization. The complaint alleged that this change significantly increased the risk that hundreds of thousands of people would lose work authorization due to USCIS's persistent processing backlogs. Under two counts alleging violations of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the plaintiff argued that defendants failed to provide required notice and comment procedures and acted arbitrarily and capriciously in issuing the rule. The plaintiff sought injunctive relief staying the IFR's effective date, a declaration that the rule was unlawful, vacatur of the rule, and attorney's fees.

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Garlock, Stephanie (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Garlock, Stephanie (District of Columbia)

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1 1:26-cv-01336	Complaint	April 20, 2026	April 20, 2026

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Last updated April 23, 2026, 8:20 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12370441) filed by JANE DOE. (Attachments: # 1 Summons (USCIS), # 2 Summons (Edlow), # 3 Summons (DHS), # 4 Summons (Mullin), # 5 Civil Cover Sheet)(Garlock, Stephanie) (Entered: 04/20/2026) 1 Summons (USCIS) View on PACER 2 Summons (Edlow) View on PACER 3 Summons (DHS) View on PACER 4 Summons (Mullin) View on PACER 5 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER	April 20, 2026	April 20, 2026 Clearinghouse
2	SEALED MOTION to Proceed Under Pseudonym filed by JANE DOE (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Garlock, Stephanie) (Entered: 04/20/2026)	April 20, 2026	April 20, 2026