Court Orders USCIS To Accept Concurrently Filed Religious Worker, Adjustment Applications

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In Ruiz-Diaz v. U.S., Washington District Court has found that the bar against concurrent filings on behalf of religious workers for adjustment of status is invalid and unenforceable. The court ordered U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to begin accepting concurrently filed special immigrant religious worker petitions and adjustment of status applications, along with related employment authorization applications.