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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2022
Garland v. Gonzalez

Immigrants' Rights

Garland v. Gonzalez

Whether the Immigration and Nationality Act requires a bond hearing for immigrants subject to prolonged detention while seeking protection in the U.S. from persecution or torture.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2021
Border Asylum Line

Immigrants' Rights

Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf

The Ƶ, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s new policy forcing asylum seekers to return to Mexico and remain there while their cases are considered.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2021
Trump Declaring National Emergency

Immigrants' Rights

National Security

Sierra Club v. Trump — Challenge to Trump’s National Emergency Declaration to Construct a Border Wall

In February 2019, the Ƶfiled a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s emergency powers declaration to secure funds to build a wall along the southern border. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Sierra Club and the Southern Border Communities Coalition. The lawsuit argues that the president is usurping Congress’s appropriations power and threatening the clearly defined separation of powers inscribed in the Constitution. On January 20, 2021, President Biden halted further border wall construction. Litigation in this and subsequent related challenges has been paused or deadlines extended while the ACLU’s clients and the Biden administration determine next steps.
Sierra Club V. Trump — Challenge To Trump’s National Emergency Declaration To Construct A Border Wall. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2020
Department of Homeland Security v. Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam

Immigrants' Rights

Department of Homeland Security v. Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam

Whether immigrants are entitled to seek judicial review of their “expedited removal” orders in federal court.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2020
Muslim girl with her family

Immigrants' Rights

International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump

The Ƶ and other partner organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump’s Muslim ban executive order, charging it violates the Constitution — including the First Amendment’s prohibition of government establishment of religion and the Fifth Amendment’s guarantees of equal treatment under the law — and federal laws.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2019
Nielsen v. Preap

Immigrants' Rights

Nielsen v. Preap

Whether the government can require that certain people are detained for the duration of their deportation proceedings — without a hearing — because they have past criminal records.
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Court Case
May 2018
Jessica Colotl

Immigrants' Rights

Colotl v. Kelly

UPDATE 5/25/18: The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to renew Jessica Colotl’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and work permit to resolve a lawsuit brought by the Ƶ, the Ƶof Georgia, and Kuck Baxter Immigration in May 2017 against DHS for arbitrarily terminating Jessica’s DACA and rejecting her renewal application.
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Indiana
Oct 2016
Exodus Refugee Immigration, Inc. v. Mike Pence, et al

Immigrants' Rights

National Security

Exodus Refugee Immigration, Inc. v. Mike Pence, et al

The Ƶ and the Ƶof Indiana, on behalf of Exodus Refugee Immigration, filed suit against Governor Mike Pence and the secretary of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to stop attempts to suspend resettlement of Syrian refugees, claiming the governor’s actions violate the United States Constitution and federal law.
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186 Immigrants' Rights Cases

Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond
Oklahoma
Jun 2024

Immigrants' Rights

Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond

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Oklahoma
Jun 2024
Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond

Immigrants' Rights

Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond

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Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Court Case
Jun 2024

Immigrants' Rights

Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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Court Case
Jun 2024
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Immigrants' Rights

Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice v. Bird
Iowa
May 2024

Immigrants' Rights

Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice v. Bird

Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit to block SF 2340, one of the worst, most far-reaching immigration laws ever passed in the state of Iowa. The measure conflicts with existing federal law and will have a number of dramatic consequences for Iowans. It creates new crimes for anyone in Iowa, including a child, who has reentered the country after being deported, even if that person is now authorized to be in the U.S.  
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Iowa
May 2024
Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice v. Bird

Immigrants' Rights

Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice v. Bird

Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit to block SF 2340, one of the worst, most far-reaching immigration laws ever passed in the state of Iowa. The measure conflicts with existing federal law and will have a number of dramatic consequences for Iowans. It creates new crimes for anyone in Iowa, including a child, who has reentered the country after being deported, even if that person is now authorized to be in the U.S.  
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Ƶ v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Court Case
Jul 2023

Immigrants' Rights

Ƶ v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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Court Case
Jul 2023
Ƶ v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Immigrants' Rights

Ƶ v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2023

Immigrants' Rights

Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas

Under Title 42, the federal government invoked the COVID pandemic to bar migrants from entering the country without an opportunity to seek asylum. The Trump administration originally invoked Title 42, but it was continued by the Biden administration. This suit challenged the legality of barring refugees from asylum based on Title 42.
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2023
Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas

Immigrants' Rights

Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas

Under Title 42, the federal government invoked the COVID pandemic to bar migrants from entering the country without an opportunity to seek asylum. The Trump administration originally invoked Title 42, but it was continued by the Biden administration. This suit challenged the legality of barring refugees from asylum based on Title 42.
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