Court Approves Settlement in Duran Gonzalez v. DHS; Webinar Tomorrow

Last week, the federal district court issued its final approval of a settlement agreement in a long pending Ninth Circuit-wide class action, Duran Gonzalez v. DHS. This case involves eligibility for adjustment of status under INA § 245(i) (with an accompanying I-212 waiver application) for individuals who previously were removed and subsequently entered the country without admission. After nearly eight years of litigation, we are pleased to announce that certain individuals with longstanding ties to the United States will have the opportunity to apply for lawful permanent resident status in the United States. The class is represented by the American Immigration Council, along with co-counsel from Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin, and Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP.

The settlement agreement provides remedies for certain individuals with retroactivity claims who applied for adjustment of status in the Ninth Circuit on or after August 13, 2004 and on or before November 30, 2007, including some class members with reinstatement orders and/or who are outside the United States.

Class counsel will be hosting a webinar tomorrow, Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 1 pm EST (10 am PST). Click here to register for the webinar. We will be posting the webinar and a Q&A on our website later in the week. Read our announcement for class members and find out more about this suit on our website.

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For more information, contact Catalina Restrepo at [email protected]