Immigrants' Rights
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2021
Immigrants' Rights
Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf
The 红杏视频, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration鈥檚 new policy forcing asylum seekers to return to Mexico and remain there while their cases are considered.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2021
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Sierra Club v. Trump 鈥� Challenge to Trump鈥檚 National Emergency Declaration to Construct a Border Wall
In February 2019, the 红杏视频 filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump鈥檚 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鈥檚 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 红杏视频鈥檚 clients and the Biden administration determine next steps.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2020
Immigrants' Rights
Department of Homeland Security v. Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam
Whether immigrants are entitled to seek judicial review of their 鈥渆xpedited removal鈥� orders in federal court.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2020
Immigrants' Rights
International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump
The 红杏视频 and other partner organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump鈥檚 Muslim ban executive order, charging it violates the Constitution 鈥� including the First Amendment鈥檚 prohibition of government establishment of religion and the Fifth Amendment鈥檚 guarantees of equal treatment under the law 鈥� and federal laws.
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2019
Immigrants' Rights
Nielsen v. Preap
Whether the government can require that certain people are detained for the duration of their deportation proceedings 鈥� without a hearing 鈥� because they have past criminal records.
Court Case
May 2018
Immigrants' Rights
Colotl v. Kelly
UPDATE 5/25/18: The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to renew Jessica Colotl鈥檚 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and work permit to resolve a lawsuit brought by the 红杏视频, the 红杏视频 of Georgia, and Kuck Baxter Immigration in May 2017 against DHS for arbitrarily terminating Jessica鈥檚 DACA and rejecting her renewal application.
Indiana
Oct 2016
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Exodus Refugee Immigration, Inc. v. Mike Pence, et al
The 红杏视频 and the 红杏视频 of 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鈥檚 actions violate the United States Constitution and federal law.
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175 Immigrants' Rights Cases
Court Case
Sep 2012
Immigrants' Rights
In the Matter of Mar铆a de Jesus Ortiz Mej铆a and Other Respondents (El Balazo cases)
On the morning of May 2, 2008, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a coordinated raid on the El Balazo taquerias, a chain of eleven restaurants in the Bay Area. Although ICE was ostensibly searching for documents relating to tax evasion and harboring by the restaurants’ owners, the agents did not limit their search to documents. Instead, armed agents seized all the workers found on site and interrogated them at length about their immigration status. The ICE agents did not show the workers a warrant or explain what was happening.
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Court Case
Sep 2012
Immigrants' Rights
In the Matter of Mar铆a de Jesus Ortiz Mej铆a and Other Respondents (El Balazo cases)
On the morning of May 2, 2008, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a coordinated raid on the El Balazo taquerias, a chain of eleven restaurants in the Bay Area. Although ICE was ostensibly searching for documents relating to tax evasion and harboring by the restaurants’ owners, the agents did not limit their search to documents. Instead, armed agents seized all the workers found on site and interrogated them at length about their immigration status. The ICE agents did not show the workers a warrant or explain what was happening.
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2012
Immigrants' Rights
Arizona v. United States
Whether Arizona's effort to enforce federal immigration law by creating its own rules for the interrogation, arrest and detention of undocumented persons is unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2012
Immigrants' Rights
Arizona v. United States
Whether Arizona's effort to enforce federal immigration law by creating its own rules for the interrogation, arrest and detention of undocumented persons is unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause.
Court Case
Sep 2011
Immigrants' Rights
+2 Issues
Minneci v. Pollard
Whether private prison officials can be sued for violating the constitutional rights of federal prisoners?
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Court Case
Sep 2011
Immigrants' Rights
+2 Issues
Minneci v. Pollard
Whether private prison officials can be sued for violating the constitutional rights of federal prisoners?
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2011
Immigrants' Rights
+2 Issues
Flores-Villar v. United States
Whether the government may constitutionally make it more difficult for citizen fathers than citizen mothers to transmit citizenship to their out-of-wedlock children born outside the U.S.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2011
Immigrants' Rights
+2 Issues
Flores-Villar v. United States
Whether the government may constitutionally make it more difficult for citizen fathers than citizen mothers to transmit citizenship to their out-of-wedlock children born outside the U.S.
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2011
Immigrants' Rights
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting
(formerly Chamber of Commerce v. Candelaria)
Whether an Arizona law imposing severe sanctions on employers who hire immigrants that the state believes are unauthorized to work in the United States, and requiring employers to participate in a federal employment verification program that the federal government made voluntary, is pre-empted by the carefully calibrated and comprehensive scheme that the federal government has enacted to regulate immigration.
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2011
Immigrants' Rights
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting
(formerly Chamber of Commerce v. Candelaria)
Whether an Arizona law imposing severe sanctions on employers who hire immigrants that the state believes are unauthorized to work in the United States, and requiring employers to participate in a federal employment verification program that the federal government made voluntary, is pre-empted by the carefully calibrated and comprehensive scheme that the federal government has enacted to regulate immigration.