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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.
Department Of Homeland Security V. Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam. Explore Case.
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.
Exodus Refugee Immigration, Inc. V. Mike Pence, Et Al. Explore Case.

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186 Immigrants' Rights Cases

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Court Case
Feb 2013

Immigrants' Rights

One Michigan v. Ruth Johnson

The Ƶ has filed a lawsuit challenging Michigan's order prohibiting driver's licenses to young immigrants who qualify for the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Court Case
Feb 2013
U.S. Flag

Immigrants' Rights

One Michigan v. Ruth Johnson

The Ƶ has filed a lawsuit challenging Michigan's order prohibiting driver's licenses to young immigrants who qualify for the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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U.S. Flag
Court Case
Jan 2013

Immigrants' Rights

Disability Rights

Lyttle v. United States

Mark Daniel Lyttle is a U.S.-born citizen with mental disabilities who was unlawfully detained and deported to Mexico in 2008. His detention and deportation occurred despite substantial evidence available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of his U.S. citizenship and mental disabilities, and despite his own claims of U.S. citizenship.
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Court Case
Jan 2013
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Immigrants' Rights

Disability Rights

Lyttle v. United States

Mark Daniel Lyttle is a U.S.-born citizen with mental disabilities who was unlawfully detained and deported to Mexico in 2008. His detention and deportation occurred despite substantial evidence available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of his U.S. citizenship and mental disabilities, and despite his own claims of U.S. citizenship.
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Gayle v. Napolitano
New Jersey
Jan 2013

Immigrants' Rights

Smart Justice

Gayle v. Napolitano

Gayle v. Napolitano is a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of hundreds of immigrants in New Jersey subject to mandatory immigration detention. The lawsuit challenges the federal government's policy of locking up immigrants in deportation proceedings without any chance for release on bail, even when they have strong arguments that they have a right to continue living in the United States.
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New Jersey
Jan 2013
Gayle v. Napolitano

Immigrants' Rights

Smart Justice

Gayle v. Napolitano

Gayle v. Napolitano is a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of hundreds of immigrants in New Jersey subject to mandatory immigration detention. The lawsuit challenges the federal government's policy of locking up immigrants in deportation proceedings without any chance for release on bail, even when they have strong arguments that they have a right to continue living in the United States.
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Roy, et al. v. Los Angeles County
Court Case
Oct 2012

Immigrants' Rights

Roy, et al. v. Los Angeles County

In October 2012, the Ƶof Southern California, the ƵImmigrants Rights Project, and other partners filed a major class-action lawsuit against Los Angeles County and Sheriff Lee Baca, challenging their practice of detaining people and denying them bail based solely on immigration detainers.
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Court Case
Oct 2012
Roy, et al. v. Los Angeles County

Immigrants' Rights

Roy, et al. v. Los Angeles County

In October 2012, the Ƶof Southern California, the ƵImmigrants Rights Project, and other partners filed a major class-action lawsuit against Los Angeles County and Sheriff Lee Baca, challenging their practice of detaining people and denying them bail based solely on immigration detainers.
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Reynolds v. City of Valley Park, Missouri
Court Case
Oct 2012

Immigrants' Rights

Reynolds v. City of Valley Park, Missouri

Passed in July 2006 by the Board of Alderman of the City of Valley Park, Mo., the town’s “Illegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance” seeks to punish landlords who rent to and business owners and employers who hire undocumented workers. The law also seeks to make English the official language of the city.
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Court Case
Oct 2012
Reynolds v. City of Valley Park, Missouri

Immigrants' Rights

Reynolds v. City of Valley Park, Missouri

Passed in July 2006 by the Board of Alderman of the City of Valley Park, Mo., the town’s “Illegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance” seeks to punish landlords who rent to and business owners and employers who hire undocumented workers. The law also seeks to make English the official language of the city.
Reynolds V. City Of Valley Park, Missouri. Explore Case.
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