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BAL’s litigation group brings together counsel with immigration litigation experience from the private sector, the Department of Justice and within the agencies that are the target for lawsuits. They help BAL clients identify scenarios where litigation could benefit them and their employees, and implement strategies to advance litigation in a thoughtful and efficient manner. The litigation group advises corporations, coalitions and individuals on proactive and defensive litigation strategies to address delays, programmatic and constitutional challenges, and to pursue class actions.
BAL’s litigation group has extensive experience in administrative and federal courts from both the private sector and the federal government, including: • Hundreds of cases across federal district courts and federal courts of appeal • Defending government agencies in federal litigation including jurisdictional issues, policy changes (including executive orders and proclamations, and impact litigation) • District court and court of appeals wins on jurisdiction to challenge U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services determinations, including mandamus/delays • Experience through presidential transitions and various administrations
As immigration experts, they’ve collectively advised and litigated on the following issues: • Visa litigation, including complex H-1B litigation, O-1 and K-1 visa processing and travel bans • Administrative delays • Programmatic challenges, including Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA), U visas and Temporary Protected Status • Regulatory challenges including diversity visa rules and Department of Labor wage rules Consular delays and consular nonreviewability • Denaturalization • Conditions of confinement at immigration detention facilities • Supporting matters decided by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and co-authoring briefings for SCOTUS
Respected and well-connected, our team has devoted decades to building relationships with government officials, leading trade associations and immigration advocacy groups. BAL clients benefit from the team’s: Career experience and relationships at: • Customs and border protection • Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation • Department of State, including the Visa Office • U.S. Attorney’s Offices • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Leadership roles with: • American Immigration Lawyers Association, including the Administrative Litigation Task Force, the Federal Court Litigation Section, the Federal Court Litigation Subcommittee and the Litigation Action Committee • Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law section