BARRIOS GARCIA v. U.S. DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Nos. 21-1037/1056/1063 No. 21-5022.

14 F.4th 462 (2021)

Edmer Eudulio BARRIOS GARCIA (21-1037); Doublas Arguijo (21-1056); Ardiles Yasdami Mendez Mendez And Limny Erivelba Lopez Mazariegos (21-1063), Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al., Defendants-Appellees. Sudhaben Pankajkumar Patel, Pankajkumar Ishwarlal Patel, Nikiben Pankajkumar Patel, and Sahilkumar Pankajkumar Patel (21-5022), Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Tracy Renaud, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: September 13, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Bradley B. Banias , WASDEN BANIAS, LLC, Charleston, South Carolina, for all Appellants. Elizabeth R. Veit , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellees in 21-1037 and 21-1063. T. Monique Peoples , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellees in 21-1056 and 21-5022. ON BRIEF: Bradley B. Banias , WASDEN BANIAS, LLC, Charleston, South Carolina, for all Appellants. James Betzold , BETZOLD LAW PLC, Holland, Michigan, for Appellants in 21-1037, 21-1056, and 21-1063. T. Monique Peoples , Elizabeth R. Veit , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.

Before: SILER, MOORE, and DONALD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Edmer Eudulio Barrios Garcia, Doublas Arguijo, Ardiles Yasdami Mendez Mendez, and Sudhaben Pankajkumar Patel are non-citizens. They were victims of grave crimes; they cooperated with law enforcement. They applied for U-visas and authorization to work...

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