Legal Opinion

Open Society Institute v. US Citizenship and Immigration Services

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided September 17, 2021No. Civil Action No. 2019-3620Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 19-3620 (RDM) v. U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION SERVICES, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Open Society brings this action to challenge a determination by the United States Customs and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) that Open Society did not qualify for an exemption from the otherwise applicable annual quota on H-1B visas. Dkt. 11. That exemption applies to “nonprofit research organizations,” 8 U.S.C. § 1184(g)(5)(B), defined under the relevant regulations as a nonprofit “that…

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