Suing USCIS

[lucybelle 453]

I've seen a couple threads about this, I know it's somewhat of a ridiculous question, but I am about half serious.

Could I sue USCIS for pain and suffering?

After 1.5 years of awful red tape and lies and misdirection, I was finally able to have my foreign husband move to the USA. These months were so wrought with frustration and anger that at times I felt like I wanted to give up. We're now happily in the USA and because the two year mark is coming up I decided to start looking up requirements for removal of conditions. When I came to this website I was flooded with terrible memories. I got so upset remembering everything we had to go through to get here to begin with that I had to stop reading and try to focus on something else. It's like I have a mild case of PTSD.

So it made me think- could I sue USCIS for this? I won't because I don't have the time, resources or patience for it, but I do hope someone one day does. The USA is a pretty sue-happy country and I think this could have a leg to stand on, with the right team involved. This process should not be so difficult.

[Hypnos 6,578]

Yes, you can sue.

You will not win, but you can do it.

[Pitaya 2,577]

Sounds like just another class action opportunity where the plaintiffs' lawyers make some bucks, the plaintiffs are compensated by receiving a booklet of postage stamps, and future USCIS customers will be rewarded with higher fees and further lackluster service.....Pass.

YMMV

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

I was married over 5 years before finally approved / I did see a lawyer / said any lawsuit would not help getting a visa and would take 7 years to get to court

with everything i had to do for immigration, it costs me over $35,000 and i have kept all the prove.

you really can't win against the system

[WandY 430]

Agree with above - you can sue anyone, for anything. I actually had a good experience with California Service Center today. The US Postal Service misplaced an overnight RFE package I sent, so I called California for some advice. I got through to a human being in a couple of minutes and my questions were answered clearly and with a very friendly attitude.

Let's take the victories and give praise and a few "thank yous" to the employees that do a good job. We need more of them.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

I've seen a couple threads about this, I know it's somewhat of a ridiculous question, but I am about half serious.

Could I sue USCIS for pain and suffering?

After 1.5 years of awful red tape and lies and misdirection, I was finally able to have my foreign husband move to the USA. These months were so wrought with frustration and anger that at times I felt like I wanted to give up. We're now happily in the USA and because the two year mark is coming up I decided to start looking up requirements for removal of conditions. When I came to this website I was flooded with terrible memories. I got so upset remembering everything we had to go through to get here to begin with that I had to stop reading and try to focus on something else. It's like I have a mild case of PTSD.

So it made me think- could I sue USCIS for this? I won't because I don't have the time, resources or patience for it, but I do hope someone one day does. The USA is a pretty sue-happy country and I think this could have a leg to stand on, with the right team involved. This process should not be so difficult.

Anyone can file a lawsuit.

There is no leg to stand on to sue for P&S. There is no right team to sue for going through the immigration process.

The process would not be difficult because the court will dismiss the case with a summary judgment.