Court order on Green Cards |
A federal judge in seatle declined to issue an emergency order that would allow tens of thousands of highly-skilled immigrants to immediately apply to become permanent residents, as the government initially told them they could.Lawyers for the immigrants had not shown they were likely to win their case or that the order would be in the public interest, U.S. District judge Ricardo S. Martinez ruled. Apparently, the immigrants had sued the government after it revised a notice on applying for green cards.The initial notice, issued by the State Department, detailed which categories of the immigrants would beable to file their final green card paperwork beginning Oct. 1, a step that grants several benefits, including the ability to change jobs and travel abroad more easily as they wait for permanent resident status. But officials revised it on Sept. 25, severely curtailing who could apply — and frustrating thousands of people, including Indian Americans, who had already spent money on legal fees and medical tests to get their applications ready (I-W, Oct. 9, 2015). While Martinez declined to issue a temporary restraining order blocking thegovernment`s revised notice, the case will continue with the sides making full arguments.
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