On November 12, 2025, Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney held that USCIS’ April 2024 Fee increase was illegally promulgated in violation of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act (“RIA”). Specifically, the Court held that all EB-5 related fees are to be stayed pending USCIS’ plan to fully implement the RIA-required fee study, which is currently in the public comment stage. The case caption is Moody et al. v. Mayorkas , 1:24-cv-00762-CNS. A copy of the decision is attached. We previously c

On Friday, August 8, 2025, USCIS announced an update to its Policy Manual, which will change how it calculates a dependent child’s age...

On June 17, 2025, the Galati Law Firm, LLC filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California on behalf of seven immigrant investors,...

The Galati Law Firm is pleased to announce that two of its attorneys will be appearing on panels in upcoming CLE events. Halston Chavez...