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USCIS Settlement Notices and Agreements The following information is presented for those individuals who are part of various class action lawsuits against USCIS or its predecessor agency. May 2013 NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT: Certain individuals who seek to file or have filed asylum applications will be entitled to new procedures for crediting time toward employment authorization eligibility 05/10/2013 March 2013 IMPORTANT NOTICE for anyone who is a Refugee or Asylee who is trying to bring a family member to the United States, (Form I-730 Petition) - Update 03/11/2013 January 2013 Important Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement for Individuals Who Have Filed a Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition (Form I-730 Petition) on Behalf of a Relative 01/09/2013 August 2012 Settlement Agreement in Dayo, et al. v. Napolitano, 11-cv-00728, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California 08/16/2012 November 2010 Settlement Agreement in Perez-Olano, et al. v. Holder, et al., Case No. CV 05-3604, in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California 11/09/2010 September 2010 Milanes v Napolitano 09/21/2010 May 2010 CSS (Catholic Social Services v. DHS) 05/18/2010 March 2010 Hootkins Settlement 03/04/2010 August 2009 Clarifying Guidance on the Implementation of the District Court's Order in Ruiz-Diaz v. United States, No. C07-1881RSL (W.D. Wash. June 11, 2009) ( PDF) August 5, 2009 memorandum signed by Donald Neufeld, USCIS Acting Associate Director, clarifies and supersedes the guidance provided in the memorandum of June 25, 2009: "Implementation of the District Court's Order in Ruiz-Diaz v. United States, No. C07-1881RSL (W.D. Wash. June 11, 2009)." 08/05/2009 June 2009 Ruiz-Diaz v. United States No. C07-1881RSL, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington 06/26/2009 June 2008 Notice of Final Settlement Agreement in Santillan, et al. v. Mukasey, et al., No. C 04-2686-MHP and Padilla, et al. V. Ridge, et al., No. C-08-1531-MHP in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California 06/20/2008 Northwest Immigrant Rights Project v. USCIS 06/12/2008 April 2008 Notice of Settlement Agreement in Class Action for Non-Citizens Who Have Received or Are Receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (Kaplan v. Chertoff) 04/29/2008 January 2008 Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement and Hearing in Kaplan, Et Al. v. Chertoff, Et Al., Civil Action No. 06-5304 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 01/29/2008 September 2007 Ngwanyia v Gonzalez (Asylee Adjustment Case) 09/19/2007 July 2007 Proyecto San Pablo v INS 07/09/2007 August 2005 American Baptist Churches v. Thornburgh (ABC) Settlement Agreement 08/05/2005 April 2005 Ramos v Chertoff (02 C 8266, Northern District, Illinois) 04/29/2005 January 2005 Notice to Persons Whose Naturalization Applications Were Denied by the Seattle, Spokane or Yakima Immigration Service 01/11/2005 February 2004 LULAC (Newman) 02/18/2004 December 2002 Barahona-Gomez v Ashcroft 12/31/2002 Claim Form (330KB PDF) Walters v Reno Settlement Agreement (378KB PDF)