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Agency	Agency subcomponent	Name	Award date	Award amount	Awardees	Claims description	Finding basis	Actions
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	Kaur v. Garland	07-12-2021	$ 12,261	REDACTED	PFR challenge to denial of asylum and witholding of removal.	Plaintiff was the prevailing party whose position was substantially justified.	Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	Gurdashan Singh v. Garlan	07-22-2021	$ 16,700	REDACTED	PFR challenge to denial of asylum and witholding of removal.	Plaintiff was the prevailing party whose position was substantially justified.	Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	JUYI LI v. USCIS, et al	07-27-2021	$ 45,000	REDACTED	Class action challenging lock-box delays related to OPT work authorizations for students.	Case was mediated and settled.	Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	Edier Rodriguez Bedoya v. Garland	08-04-2021	$ 15,973	REDACTED	PFR challenge to denial of asylum and witholding of removal.	Plaintiff was the prevailing party whose position was substantially justified.	Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	Mattson v. Mayorkas	08-04-2021	$ 94,000	REDACTED	PFR challenge to revocated I-130.	Plaintiff was the prevailing party whose position was substantially justified.	Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	Thiru v. Garland	08-12-2021	$ 12,344	REDACTED	PFR challenge to denial of asylum and witholding of removal.	Plaintiff was the prevailing party whose position was substantially justified.	Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	Gonzalez Rodrigues v. Garland	08-24-2021	$ 7,056	REDACTED	PFR challenge to the denial of a motion to reopen on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel and a motion to reconsider on the basis of Pereira v. Sessions, 138S. Ct. 2105 (2018).	The 9th Circuit remanded the case to the BIA. Plaintiff was the prevailing party whose position was substantially justified.	Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	Mendoza-Rosas v. Mayorkas	08-25-2021	$ 2,572	REDACTED	1447(b) litigation regarding delayed naturalization. USCIS settled the claim.	Case was remanded to USCIS for adjudication. Plaintiff was the prevailing party whose position was substantially justified.	Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	Rios v. USCIS, et al	08-25-2021	$ 21,600	REDACTED	APA challenge to denied motions to reopen concerning denied adjustment of status application.	The 9th Cir found that Plaintiff was eligible for adjustment. Plaintiff was the prevailing party whose position was substantially justified.	Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	Saravia v. Garland	08-25-2021	$ 152,279	REDACTED	Lawsuit against multiple DHS agencies alleging violation of the rights of non-citizen minors who were once detained in U.S. Govt. custody and alleging that USCIS used information from the so-called “gang memos” as evidence to support of denial of SIJ, asylum, T and U visa status.	DHS settled the case and USCIS was assigned a portion of the EAJA fee payout. Plaintiff was the prevailing party whose position was substantially justified.	Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	Schwebel v. Crandall	09-09-2021	$ 52,296	REDACTED	Challenge to denial of citizenship via the Child Status Protection Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1153(h).	Case was remanded. Plaintiff was the prevailing party whose position was substantially justified.	Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	Zizi v. Cuccinelli, et al	09-15-2021	$ 48,659	REDACTED	Challenge to the denial of an EB-1A visa, alien with extraordinary ability.	USCIS settled the case. Plaintiff was the prevailing party whose position was substantially justified.	Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	Schwebel v. Crandall	09-21-2021	$ 70,000	REDACTED	District Court challenge to the denial of adjustment application. The District Court found for the plaintiff and the government appealed the decision. The 2nd Cir affirmed the decision.	Plaintiff was the prevailing party whose position was substantially justified.	Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	Solis, et al. v. Cissna	09-22-2021	$ 70,000	REDACTED	APA litigation challenging delayed U visa adjudication and EAD approval.	The court found that there was no substantial evidence presented that the delay in adjudicating Plaintiffs’ eligibility for the waiting list is reasonable. Plaintiff was the prevailing party whose position was substantially justified.	Show
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	USCIS	Neupane v. Garland	09-30-2021	$ 11,000	REDACTED	PFR challenge to denial of asylum and witholding of removal.	Plaintiff was the prevailing party whose position was substantially justified.	Show

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