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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2021
Immigrants' Rights and Detention
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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40 Immigrants' Rights and Detention Cases
Pennsylvania
Mar 2020
Immigrants' Rights and Detention
Thakker v. Doll
On March 24, 2020, the Ƶ National Prison Project, Ƶ Immigrants’ Rights Project, Ƶ of Pennsylvania, and Dechert, LLP, filed Thaker v. Doll in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, on behalf of immigrants held in civil detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at York County Prison, Clinton County Correctional Facility, and Pike County Correctional Facility.
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Pennsylvania
Mar 2020
Immigrants' Rights and Detention
Thakker v. Doll
On March 24, 2020, the Ƶ National Prison Project, Ƶ Immigrants’ Rights Project, Ƶ of Pennsylvania, and Dechert, LLP, filed Thaker v. Doll in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, on behalf of immigrants held in civil detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at York County Prison, Clinton County Correctional Facility, and Pike County Correctional Facility.
Massachusetts
Mar 2020
Immigrants' Rights and Detention
Rodas-Mazariegos et al. v. Moniz et al.
On March 25, 2020, the Ƶ National Prison Project, Ƶ Immigrants Rights Project, Ƶ of Massachusetts, and the law firms of Demissie & Church and Graves & Doyle filed Rodas-Mazariegos et al v. Moniz et al in the District of Massachusetts, on behalf of immigrants detained at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The filing followed news that a federal judge ordered the release of a detained class member in the Ƶ’s Calderon v. Wolf suit in Plymouth County, citing the “extraordinary circumstances” of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Massachusetts
Mar 2020
Immigrants' Rights and Detention
Rodas-Mazariegos et al. v. Moniz et al.
On March 25, 2020, the Ƶ National Prison Project, Ƶ Immigrants Rights Project, Ƶ of Massachusetts, and the law firms of Demissie & Church and Graves & Doyle filed Rodas-Mazariegos et al v. Moniz et al in the District of Massachusetts, on behalf of immigrants detained at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The filing followed news that a federal judge ordered the release of a detained class member in the Ƶ’s Calderon v. Wolf suit in Plymouth County, citing the “extraordinary circumstances” of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Court Case
Mar 2020
Immigrants' Rights and Detention
Padilla v. ICE
The Ƶ, American Immigration Council, and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed a proposed amended complaint in federal court today in order to challenge the Trump administration’s new policy that categorically denies bond hearings to asylum seekers.
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Court Case
Mar 2020
Immigrants' Rights and Detention
Padilla v. ICE
The Ƶ, American Immigration Council, and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed a proposed amended complaint in federal court today in order to challenge the Trump administration’s new policy that categorically denies bond hearings to asylum seekers.
Court Case
Mar 2020
Immigrants' Rights and Detention
Dawson v. Asher
On March 16, 2020, the Ƶ National Prison Project, Ƶ Immigrants’ Rights Project, and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed Dawson v. Asher in the Western District of Washington, on behalf of immigrants detained at the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington.
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Mar 2020
Immigrants' Rights and Detention
Dawson v. Asher
On March 16, 2020, the Ƶ National Prison Project, Ƶ Immigrants’ Rights Project, and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed Dawson v. Asher in the Western District of Washington, on behalf of immigrants detained at the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington.
Court Case
Mar 2020
Immigrants' Rights and Detention
U.T. v. Barr
The Ƶ, National Immigrant Justice Center, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Human Rights First filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s policies regarding so-called “safe third country” agreements with Guatemala and other nations that force people fleeing for their lives to seek asylum in the same dangerous region they fled.
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Court Case
Mar 2020
Immigrants' Rights and Detention
U.T. v. Barr
The Ƶ, National Immigrant Justice Center, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Human Rights First filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s policies regarding so-called “safe third country” agreements with Guatemala and other nations that force people fleeing for their lives to seek asylum in the same dangerous region they fled.