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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

Mahdawi v. Trump
Vermont
Apr 2025

Immigrants' Rights

Free Speech

Mahdawi v. Trump

Whether a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. can be arrested and detained on the basis of their political speech and advocacy.
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Vermont
Apr 2025
Mahdawi v. Trump

Immigrants' Rights

Free Speech

Mahdawi v. Trump

Whether a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. can be arrested and detained on the basis of their political speech and advocacy.
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Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem
Washington, D.C.
Apr 2025

Immigrants' Rights

National Security

Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem

Immigrants’ rights advocates sued the Trump administration on Feb. 12, 2025, for access to immigrants transferred from the United States to detention at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba under President Trump’s recent order.
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Washington, D.C.
Apr 2025
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem

Immigrants' Rights

National Security

Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem

Immigrants’ rights advocates sued the Trump administration on Feb. 12, 2025, for access to immigrants transferred from the United States to detention at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba under President Trump’s recent order.
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center V. Noem. Explore Case.
Ƶ Foundation v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Colorado
Apr 2025

Immigrants' Rights

Ƶ Foundation v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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Colorado
Apr 2025
Ƶ Foundation v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Immigrants' Rights

Ƶ Foundation v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ƶ Foundation V. U.s. Immigration And Customs Enforcement. Explore Case.
ASR v. Trump
Pennsylvania
Apr 2025

Immigrants' Rights

ASR v. Trump

The Ƶ and Ƶof Pennsylvania filed an emergency lawsuit in federal court to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court’s judicial district.
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Pennsylvania
Apr 2025
ASR v. Trump

Immigrants' Rights

ASR v. Trump

The Ƶ and Ƶof Pennsylvania filed an emergency lawsuit in federal court to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court’s judicial district.
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Viloria Aviles v. Trump
Nevada
Apr 2025

Immigrants' Rights

Viloria Aviles v. Trump

Emergency lawsuit filed in federal court to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court’s judicial district.  
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Nevada
Apr 2025
Viloria Aviles v. Trump

Immigrants' Rights

Viloria Aviles v. Trump

Emergency lawsuit filed in federal court to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court’s judicial district.  
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