Expedited Processing of Naturalization and Adjustment of Status Applications Announced in Philadelphia Litigation
The USCIS and the attorneys for certain class members in federal litigation in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania based in Philadelphia have announced a settlement agreement that provides for expedited processing of certain naturalization and adjustment of status applications for individuals at risk of loosing SSI benefits. The case is Kaplan v. Chertoff.
The settlement allows for a class member who has an application pending for more than six months to request expedited processing of his or her application.
The settlement also creates a way for the Social Security Administration to contact individuals who were terminated from the SSI program or who are at risk of termination from the SSI program while they were waiting for their delayed naturalization application.
Here is the announcement of the settlement.
