SEIU files Lawsuit Against USCIS/DHS for Illegally Inflating Immigrant Service Fees

SEIU Files Lawsuit Against USCIS/DHS for Illegally Inflating Immigrant Service Fees

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the Services Employees International Union (SEIU) filed a federal lawsuit against the Unites States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), for overstepping its role as a federal agency and raising fees well beyond basic processing costs. Following the agency’s dramatic July 30 citizenship fee hikes, the USCIS stands accused of unlawfully charging citizenship and visa applicants for infrastructure upgrades, expensive subcontractors, and other agency blunders.

“Everyone is willing to pay fair fees for fair services,” said SEIU Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina, “but USCIS delivers bad service at an outrageous price. For an Administration that claims to promote integration and a pathway to the American Dream, USCIS’s choice to burden hard-working, law-abiding immigrants with the costs of their own incompetence is shameful.” >>read entire release