EAJA Awards
| Agency | Agency subcomponent | Name | Award date | Award amount | Awardees | Claims description | Finding basis | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Agency | U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) | Johnson v. Railroad Retirement Board |
$ 9,177
|
Robert A. Friedman | Ms. Johnson filed a petition for review of the RRB's decision regarding her late husband's annuity beginning date. The parties settled the case when RRB agreed to pay additional months of annuity benefits, as well as attorneys' fees and costs pursuant to the EAJA. As a result of the settlement agremeent, Ms. Johnson voluntarily withdrew the case. | Settlement agreement | Show | |
| Other Agency | U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) | U.S. Railroad Retirement Board and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local No. 375 |
$ 20,015
|
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) | AFGE filed a grievance over the removal of a bargaining-unit employee. | An independent arbitrator found that the agency did not have just cause to remove the employee | Show | |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | REDACTED v. Sessions | Null | REDACTED | Habeas petition | Null | Show | |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | REDACTED v. Sessions | Null | REDACTED | Habeas petition | Null | Show | |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | REDACTED v. Jennings |
$ 7,074
|
REDACTED | Habeas/stay of removal | Immigration judge and Board of Immigration Appeals violated due process. | Show | |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | REDACTED v. Figueroa | Null | REDACTED | Habeas/temporary restraining order | Null | Show | |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | I.J. v. Keeton | Null | I.J. | Habeas/temporary restraining order | Null | Show | |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | Frimmel Management v. USA |
$ 92,000
|
Frimmel Management, LLC | 4th amendment evidence suppression issue. ALJ refused to suppress employment records obtained during ICE investigation. | Omissions and distortions in local law enforcement search warrant affidavits violated the Fourth Amendment. Evidence obtained by agency therefore constituted fruit of unlawful search. | Show | |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | REDACTED v. Sessions | Null | REDACTED | Habeas corpus/temporary restraining order | Null | Show | |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | REDACTED v. Barr |
$ 107,204
|
REDACTED | Petition for review | Executive Office of Immigration Review did not take into account all relevant information, including mental competency, when making particularly serious crime determination & EOIR's interpretation of the immigration statutes not entitled to deference. | Show | |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | REDACTED v. Barr |
$ 21,220
|
REDACTED | Petition for review | Agency had no authority to detain or order removal where petitioner showed that he acquired citizenship. | Show | |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | REDACTED v. Whitaker | Null | REDACTED | Petition for review | Null | Show | |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | REDACTED v. Sessions | Null | REDACTED | Petition for review | Null | Show | |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | REDACTED v. Barr | Null | REDACTED | Petition for review | Null | Show | |
| U.S. Department of Homeland Security | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | REDACTED v. Barr |
$ 26,956
|
REDACTED | Petition for review | Based on remand to reconsider visa certification and claims for relief. | Show |