Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Tab Group

Merits Stage

District Courts grants summary judgment in favor of legality of DHS’s 2016 STEM OPT program rule

November 30, 2020

Click here to view the order. Click here to view the opinion issued January 29, 2021. The U.S. Chamber and other business groups previously intervened in support of DHS’s 2016 rule.

U.S. Chamber and coalition of intervenors file reply brief in support of motion for summary judgment in litigation concerning DHS’s 2016 STEM OPT rule

January 24, 2020

The U.S. Chamber’s brief defends the statutory authority of the OPT program and the legality of DHS’s 2016 rule.

U.S. Chamber files motion for summary judgment

November 25, 2019

Click here to view the brief.

U.S. Chamber files answer to complaint as intervenor in support of DHS in litigation challenging 2016 STEM OPT program rule

July 15, 2019

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District Court grants motion of U.S. Chamber and two other business groups to intervene in litigation brought to challenge DHS’s 2016 STEM OPT program rule

July 1, 2019

Click here to view the opinion. The case will now proceed to litigation about the statutory authority for the STEM OPT program.

U.S. Chamber and coalition of business groups file reply brief in support of motion to intervene in defense of OPT program

November 9, 2018

Click here to view the reply brief.

U.S. Chamber and coalition of business groups file motion to intervene in support of 2016 DHS rule concerning Occupational Practical Training (OPT) program for STEM graduates

October 18, 2018

Click here to view the motion to intervene filed by the U.S. Chamber, National Association of Manufacturers, and Information Technology Industry Council.

Paul W. Hughes and Michael B. Kimberly of Mayer Brown LLP served as co-counsel for the coalition.