Author name: Joan Agoh

ImmDef v. DHS (Unaccompanied Children)

Initially filed against the Trump administration, and now the Biden administration for denying  unaccompanied children previously subjected to the Migrant Protection Protocols program (MPP, also known as Remain in Mexico) their congressionally mandated protections under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). The federal government seeks to continue this dangerous and harmful practice in violation […]

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Texas v. DHS (CHNV Parole)

Texas and 20 states filed Texas v. DHS to challenge a process the Biden Administration established to permit nationals of specific countries to apply for and receive a two-year period of “parole”—a statutorily authorized form of temporary permission for a non-citizen to live in the United States. The Biden Administration created the first such process

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Gomez v. Trump (2020 Diversity Visas)

NOTE: This case was most recently titled “Gomez v. Biden” and prior to that, “Gomez v. Trump,” when it was first filed in 2020. In 2025, It has been changed once again to “Gomez v. Trump” reflect the current administration. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Justice Action Center (JAC), and Innovation Law Lab, with

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

NOTE: This case was previously titled “Haitian Bridge Alliance v. Biden but has been updated to reflect the change in administration. Justice Action Center, Innovation Law Lab, and Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) filed this federal class action lawsuit on behalf of 11 individual plaintiffs and organizational plaintiff HBA to seek justice and accountability for the

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After Title 42’s End, Plaintiffs in Haitian Bridge Alliance v. Biden Allege Continued Racial Discrimination and Rights Violations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Haitian asylum seekers continue to suffer under the U.S. government’s Haitian Deterrence Policy, plaintiffs in Haitian Bridge Alliance v. Biden allege in a supplemental complaint filed last week. The complaint details the ongoing harms plaintiffs experience nearly two years since they were abused in the CBP encampment in Del Rio, Texas, as

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