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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 7, 2025 \/ 18:10 pm (CNA).<\/p>\n

A Catholic diocese in New Jersey has dropped a lawsuit against the U.S. government over a rule change to the religious worker visa used by foreign-born priests.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Attorneys for the Diocese of Paterson dropped a lawsuit they filed last year against the Biden administration\u2019s State Department, Department of Homeland Security, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, along with their respective heads, after reportedly coming to an agreement regarding a solution with national implications, according to local reports.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The lawsuit was filed Aug. 8, 2024, in the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

Raymond Lahoud, the lawyer representing the diocese, said in an Oct. 31 email that the diocese and its five foreign-born priests listed as plaintiffs moved to dismiss the case \u201cto allow for agency action and\/or rulemaking that will render moot the relief plaintiffs sought from the court.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The priests named in the suit include Filipino citizens Father Regin Nico Dela Cruz Quintos, Father Joemin Kharlo Chong Parinas, Father Armando Diaz Vizcara Jr., and Father Joseph Anthony Aguila Mactal, and Colombian national Father Manuel Alejandro Cuellar Ceballos.<\/p>\n

Lahoud also said in the email that his team had \u201creached a deal that impacts the entire country\u201d and that he would provide more details \u201cas soon as I am permitted.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lahoud did not respond to multiple requests by CNA for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The lawyer later said the diocese \u201cwas hoping proposed legislation regarding religious worker visas would resolve their lawsuit,\u201d citing legislation introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate that would allow religious workers to remain in the country amid the unprecedented backlog in the EB-4 visa category.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Neither piece of legislation has moved forward amid the government shutdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Religious workers such as foreign-born priests come to the U.S. on R-1 visas, which allow them to remain in the country for up to five years. During this time, religious workers seeking to apply for a green card must do so in the EB-4 visa category. However, due to an unprecedented backlog<\/a>, the former 12- to 24-month process has stalled significantly enough that religious workers are faced with the possibility of having to return to their home countries before completing their green card application.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The EB-4 \u201cspecial immigrant\u201d category can distribute up to 7.1% of all available immigration visas, the second-lowest of any category, and contains not only programs for religious workers but also individuals such as former employees of the U.S. government overseas, broadcasters, and, recently under the Biden administration, unaccompanied minors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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