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Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
No. 1:25-cv-03299 District · Active Active
Court
Federal Court
mdd
Judge
Stephanie A. Gallagher
Filed
Oct 3, 2025
Judge (CL)
Stephanie A. Gallagher
Filed (CL)
Oct 3, 2025
CL Status
active
Case Overview
The Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project sued the Trump administration over the new requirement created in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that asylum applicants pays an annual asylum fee for each year their asylum request remains in the backlog.
The Application
History
ASAP challenges the fee requirement as burdening asylum seekers with pending cases in the backlog, arguing it violates statutory asylum protections and constitutes arbitrary agency action by creating a financial barrier to a congressionally-authorized remedy.
The Conclusion
The case was filed October 3, 2025, before Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher in the Middle District of Maryland and remains active with no merits ruling yet issued.
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