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U.S. Appeals Court Greenlights Trump’s Mass Revocation of Lawful Status and Work Authorization From Hundreds of Thousands of Parole Beneficiaries

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON — The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Trump administration today in Svitlana Doe v. Noem, ruling that the administration’s termination of humanitarian parole was lawful. This ruling impacts the lawful parole status and work authorization for half a million “CHNV” humanitarian parole recipients from Cuba, Haiti, […]

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NEA, AFT, and Members of Impacted Preschool Join Lawsuit to Restore Protections From ICE Enforcement

EUGENE, Ore.—The two largest educators’ unions in the country—the National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT), representing a total of nearly 5 million educators and staff—as well as impacted members of an Oregon preschool community, have joined a federal lawsuit, PCUN v. Noem, seeking to restore protections that had previously barred ICE

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Federal Court Finds Trump Administration’s Use of Expedited Removal for Parolees Contrary to Statute

WASHINGTON – A federal district court today issued an order in CHIRLA v. Noem, a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s use of expedited removal against those who entered the United States with parole. The plaintiffs, membership-based organizations Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), CASA, and the UndocuBlack Network (UBN), argued that the Trump administration was

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Trump Administration Moves to Deport More Than 500,000 Lawful Immigrants After Stripping Them of Their Status

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice today to all beneficiaries of the humanitarian parole pathway for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (“CHNV” humanitarian parole) directing them to “self-deport” immediately. This impacts approximately 500,000 people who entered the U.S. lawfully, after their U.S. sponsors’ applications

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JAC’s Response to the Los Angeles ICE Raids: “LA Doesn’t Want Any of This”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director of Justice Action Center, responds to the Trump administration’s escalation against Los Angeles immigrant communities: “Our hearts break for our immigrant neighbors and their loved ones across the city of Los Angeles who are being unjustly targeted by a presidential administration with a penchant for cruelty. We

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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Processing of Immigration Benefit Applications for Humanitarian Parole Recipients and Certifies Nationwide Class to Ensure All Impacted Individuals are Protected

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON—A federal judge in Massachusetts issued two rulings in Svitlana Doe v. Noem today, this time ordering the Trump administration to resume processing of applications for more lasting immigration status or benefits (such as work permits) filed by noncitizens who were granted lawful status in this country through categorical humanitarian parole programs.

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Ninth Circuit Upholds Legal Protections for Immigrant Children

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a federal district court’s order compelling the government to resume funding for legal services for unaccompanied immigrant children. This is the latest update in CLSEPA v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This case arose when the federal government cut off critical congressionally appropriated funding

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Birthright Citizenship Case at SCOTUS is About Belonging as Much as Constitutionality

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three consolidated cases today, each challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate the constitutional right to birthright citizenship. Numerous other cases were filed across the country against this unlawful executive order (more information is available on our litigation tracker). Karen Tumlin, Founder

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Appeals Court Denies Trump Administration’s Request to Allow it to Revoke Lawful Status of Hundreds of Thousands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON—The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today denying the Trump administration’s request to stay a district court decision in Svitlana Doe v. Noem that halted the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke the legal status and work permits of hundreds of thousands of people who came to the U.S. through the humanitarian

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