Delays

The LAC argued in these amicus letter-briefs that the district court erred when it sua sponte dismissed these cases – which challenged agency delays in naturalization under 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b) – for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

In this amicus brief, the LAC argued that a district court has sole jurisdiction over a naturalization case filed under 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b) as the result of agency delay, and that CIS does not retain concurrent jurisdiction once the § 1447(b) suit is filed.

Terminating Removal to Pursue Naturalization Before DHS

This amicus brief seeks reversal of the BIA's precedent decision Matter of Acosta Hidalgo, 24 I&N Dec. 103 (BIA 2007). This decision holds that an IJ and the BIA lack jurisdiction to determine prima facie eligibility for naturalization in order to terminate removal proceedings.