November 02, 2011 | Case

Judicial Watch v. Department of Homeland Security (No. 11-804) - communications between USCIS and Congress regarding backdoor amnesty

Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to obtain information about efforts to enact backdoor amnesty, specifically communications between United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas and David Shahoulian. The agency responded that they did not have any responsive records and the case was closed.