Immigrant Justice Through Litigation
and Storytelling

Our Mission

JAC uses co-equal litigation and storytelling strategies to address unmet needs and build new frameworks to tangibly improve immigrants’ lives.

Our Cases

Global Nurse Force v. Trump (H-1B Visas/Talent Ban)

A coalition of labor unions, health care providers, schools, and religious organizations filed a lawsuit to stop President Trump’s unlawful $100,000 fee on new H-1B applications.

PCUN v. Mullin (Sensitive Locations)

Federal lawsuit led by Innovation Law Lab and Justice Action Center challenging the Trump administration's rollback of decades-old protections against ICE entering sacred spaces such as schools, hospitals, and places of worship.

Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLSEPA) v. HHS (Unaccompanied Children)

Federal lawsuit led by Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Justice Action Center challenging the Trump administration's termination of critical legal representation programs for unaccompanied immigrant children.

CHIRLA v. Mullin (Expedited Removal)

Federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's harmful expedited removal directives for immigrants who've been paroled into the U.S. through CBP one, Operation Allies Welcome and Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela humanitarian parole. The UndocuBlack Network, CHIRLA and CASA, with legal representation from Justice Action Center, filed this suit on behalf of their members and to protect due process.

Svitlana Doe v. Noem (Humanitarian Parole Termination)

Federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's termination of successful and popular "categorical" humanitarian parole processes. Eleven beneficiaries, seven sponsors, and organizational plaintiff Haitian Bridge Alliance are suing the Trump Administration to protect the 70-year-old parole authority and the #FreedomToWelcome.

Haitian Bridge Alliance v. Mullin (Abuse of Haitian Migrants in Del Rio, TX)

Federal class action lawsuit brought on behalf of 11 Haitians and HBA against the Biden administration for their abuse of thousands of asylum seekers who sought safety in Del Rio, TX in September 2021.

Our Vision

JAC envisions a future where the freedom to move is respected, immigrant narratives are rooted in dignity and belonging, and people seeking safety can access protection through systems that value humanity over exclusion.

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