| Naturalization Application Lawsuits Drop 50% in Five Years |
| (23 Jan 2014)
December 2013 data from the federal courts reveal a continuing decline in new immigration suits against the federal government concerning naturalization applications.
According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a total of 21 new suits on naturalization disputes were filed. This monthly total is down 12.5 percent from the previous month when the number of civil filings of this type totaled 24, and down 51.5 percent from 5 years ago.
Naturalization lawsuits against the federal government involve alleged violations under a number of statutes, the most common being 8 USC 1329 - Writ of Mandamus to Adjudicate Visa Petition, 8 USC 1446 - Petition for Naturalization Hearing, and 8 USC 1447 - Denial of Application for Naturalization Hearing. For the full report, including a five year timeline and top ten district rankings, go to: http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/civil/341/Each month, TRAC offers a report focused on one area of civil litigation in the U.S. district courts. In addition, subscribers to the TRACFed data service can generate custom reports by district, office, nature of suit or federal jurisdiction. To start, go to: http://trac.syr.edu/interpreter?tab=civilTo keep up with TRAC, follow us on Twitter @tracreports or like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/tracreportsTRAC is self-supporting and depends on foundation grants, individual contributions and subscription fees for the funding needed to obtain, analyze and publish the data we collect on the activities of the US Federal government. To help support TRAC's ongoing efforts, go to: http://trac.syr.edu/sponsor/ |
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