LeadIC Design USA LLC v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LEADIC DESIGN USA LLC, et al., Case No. 23-cv-06590-HSG

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

DISMISS

v. Re: Dkt. No. 18 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND

IMMIGRATION SERVICES,

11 Defendant. 12 Before the Court is Defendant U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ motion to dismiss, Dkt. No. 18. The Court finds the matter appropriate for disposition without oral argument and deems it submitted. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). The Court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND This case concerns the H-1B immigration program, which grants legal nonimmigrant status to foreign workers who perform temporary work in the United States in a “specialty occupation.” 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(B). In 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) promulgated a new rule requiring prospective employers to first register each potential H-1B employee into a lottery system. Dkt. No. 1 (“FAC”) ¶ 23 (citing 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(8)(iii)(A)(1)). U.S. Citizenship and Immigration…