Legal Opinion
Walsh v. United States Department of Homeland Security
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 1, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-3610Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MATTHEW WALSH, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:25-cv-03610 (TNM) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Matthew Walsh submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”). His ask was unusual. Rather than demanding specific documents, Walsh instructed the agency to follow a six-step methodology to produce a sampling of visa petitions. After USCIS refused, Walsh sued the Department of Homeland Security (USCIS’s parent agency). The Department now moves to…
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