In Response to Litigation, USCIS Pauses ‘Blank Space’ Rejection Policy

As a result of litigation in Vangala v. USCIS challenging USCIS’s blank-space rejection policy, where the agency rejected applications because of blank spaces, USCIS has agreed to pause implementation of the rejection policy starting December 24, 2020. According to counsel, the parties will enter into negotiations to resolve the claims, including a remedy for proposed class members who have had applications rejected.

Those who received a rejection notice dated after December 24, 2020, can contact plaintiffs’ counsel at bspolicy@nwirp.org.

Related Link:

• National Immigration Litigation Alliance’s “Affirmative Litigation Docket” (scroll down to Vangala v. USCIS), includes summary and legal documents