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ImmigrationMay 1, 2026·1 min read

Detained Immigrants Challenge Trump-Vance Policy that Forces Automatic Denial of Applications

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National Immigrant Justice Center

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Detained Immigrants Challenge Trump-Vance Policy that Forces Automatic Denial of Applications

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Lawsuit Seeks to Block New Policy that Keeps Noncitizens with Pending Immigration Applications from Completing Biometric Collection Washington, D.C. — A group of detained noncitizens represented by Democracy Forward, National Immigration Project, and the National Immigrant Justice Center filed a class action lawsuit today challenging a new Trump-Vance administration policy that blocks detained immigrants from completing biometrics processes, including fingerprints and photos, for applications filed with US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which automatically causes their immigration applications to be denied. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, argues that the U.S.

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Lawsuit Seeks to Block New Policy that Keeps Noncitizens with Pending Immigration Applications from Completing Biometric Collection Washington, D.C. — A group of detained noncitizens represented by Democracy Forward, National Immigration Project, and the National Immigrant Justice Center filed a class action lawsuit today challenging a new Trump-Vance administration policy that blocks detained immigrants from completing biometrics processes, including fingerprints and photos, for applications filed with US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which automatically causes their immigration applications to be denied. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, argues that the U.S.

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