Immigration delays have pushed thousands of skilled professionals to their breaking point. Applications that should take months stretch into years. Careers stagnate while bureaucratic processes crawl forward at incomprehensible speeds. Families remain separated by oceans of paperwork and administrative inaction. For many, the question isn’t whether to challenge government delays anymore—it’s how to do it effectively.
This August, Open Atlas Summit 2025 will address this frustration with unprecedented directness. On Saturday afternoon at the India Community Centre in Milpitas, immigration attorney Brad Banias will lead what promises to be the most controversial and potentially life-changing workshop of the entire conference: “Suing USCIS: When and How to Fight Back.”
The session represents a dramatic departure from traditional immigration advice that counsels patience and compliance. Instead, Open Atlas Summit 2025 will provide skilled immigrants with knowledge that could fundamentally alter their relationship with the federal immigration system.
The Unspoken Reality Of Immigration Delays
Every skilled immigrant knows someone whose life has been derailed by inexplicable government delays. The engineer whose green card application disappeared into bureaucratic limbo for three years. The entrepreneur whose startup visa petition stalled while competitors captured market opportunities. The researcher whose career advancement stopped cold while waiting for adjudication that never comes.
These aren’t isolated incidents or unfortunate exceptions. They represent systemic failures that affect thousands of professionals annually, creating human and economic costs that ripple through families, companies, and entire industries. Yet most immigrants suffer these delays silently, believing they have no recourse against government inaction.
Brad Banias will shatter this misconception when he takes the stage at Open Atlas Summit 2025 this August. His workshop will reveal legal options that most immigrants never knew existed, strategies that have successfully forced government action, and the specific circumstances where legal challenges become not just possible but advisable.
Revolutionary Legal Education
The “Suing USCIS” workshop scheduled for Open Atlas Summit 2025 will cover territory that most immigration attorneys avoid discussing publicly. Banias will explain the legal framework for mandamus actions—federal lawsuits that can compel government agencies to process delayed applications. Attendees will learn how to identify cases appropriate for legal challenge, understand the costs and timelines involved, and recognize when delay becomes legally actionable.
Nikin Tharan, co-organizer of Open Atlas Summit 2025, explains the significance of including this controversial topic: “For too long, skilled immigrants have been told to wait patiently while their lives are put on hold. Brad’s workshop will show attendees that they have legal rights and practical options when the system fails them.”
The session will address the specific documentation needed to build strong mandamus cases, the strategic timing considerations that affect success rates, and the relationship between legal action and ongoing immigration applications. This isn’t theoretical discussion but practical guidance for people facing real delays with real consequences.
Timing And Strategic Implications
The timing of this workshop within Open Atlas Summit 2025 reflects the growing frustration within the skilled immigrant community. As processing delays have worsened across multiple visa categories, the traditional advice to “wait patiently” has become increasingly inadequate for professionals whose careers and families hang in bureaucratic balance.
Soundarya Balasubramani, co-organizer of Open Atlas Summit 2025, emphasizes the workshop’s practical importance: “When we planned Open Atlas Summit 2025, we knew we had to address the elephant in the room. Government delays are destroying lives and careers. People need to know their options.”
The August timing allows attendees to implement strategies before the busy fall filing season when many immigration applications reach critical decision points. Participants will leave Open Atlas Summit 2025 with knowledge that could prove essential as their own cases progress through an increasingly unpredictable system.
Beyond Individual Cases
Banias’ workshop at Open Atlas Summit 2025 will also address the broader implications of legal challenges to government delays. Successful mandamus actions don’t just help individual petitioners—they create precedents and pressure that can improve processing times for everyone. The session will explore how strategic litigation has historically forced systemic improvements in immigration processing.
The workshop will examine recent case law, successful strategies from other jurisdictions, and the evolving relationship between immigration attorneys and federal courts. Attendees will understand not just how to protect their own interests but how their actions might contribute to broader improvements in the immigration system.
Preparation And Follow-Up
Open Atlas Summit 2025 recognizes that the “Suing USCIS” workshop will generate significant interest and follow-up questions. The conference has structured additional legal consultation opportunities throughout the weekend, allowing attendees to discuss their specific situations with qualified attorneys.
The August date provides optimal timing for implementation, as many participants will return home with knowledge they can apply to pending applications or developing delay situations. The workshop includes resource lists, contact information for qualified attorneys, and frameworks for evaluating when legal action becomes appropriate.
A Paradigm Shift
When Brad Banias delivers his workshop this August at Open Atlas Summit 2025, he’ll be offering more than legal education. He’ll be providing a paradigm shift from passive acceptance to active advocacy, from helpless waiting to strategic action.
For skilled immigrants who have felt powerless against bureaucratic delays, the session represents something revolutionary: proof that they have options, rights, and the ability to fight back when the system fails them.
Open Atlas Summit 2025 continues to break new ground in immigrant empowerment under the leadership of Nikin Tharan and Soundarya Balasubramani. This August’s workshop on suing USCIS may prove to be the most impactful session in the conference’s history. For registration and complete Open Atlas Summit 2025 information, visit https://openatlas.events. The legal education begins August 15th in Milpitas.
