Press Releases and Statements

Judge Temporarily Halts Trump Administration’s Attempt to Revoke Legal Status of Hundreds of Thousands; Grants Class Certification

Judge’s ruling covers people who came through “CHNV” humanitarian parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON—A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled against the Trump administration today, halting its attempt to revoke the legal status and work permits of half a million people who came to the U.S. through a lawful […]

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Kids’ Access to Lawyers Restored by Temporary Restraining Order 

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal district court issued a Temporary Restraining Order shortly after oral argument in CLSEPA v. HHS, temporarily restoring critical legal services for unaccompanied children. Legal service providers sued the Trump administration last week after the administration announced it would no longer fund these services for unaccompanied kids, in violation of the

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Groups File Suit to Protect Due Process for Immigrants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this week, immigrant rights groups filed a lawsuit to halt the Trump administration’s attempt to strip certain immigrants of their due process rights. The administration is using the deeply flawed deportation process called “expedited removal” —to summarily deport immigrants without a hearing or an attorney. Parolees should not

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Nonprofits Sue the Department of Health & Human Services to Restore Legal Access for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Justice Action Center announced the filing of a federal lawsuit against the government for shutting down critical legal representation programs for unaccompanied immigrant children. The lawsuit, filed against the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and

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Trump Revokes Lawful Status of Hundreds of Thousands of “CHNV” Humanitarian Parole Beneficiaries in Unprecedented Move  

Federal Register Notice yanks rug from under hundreds of thousands of Cuban, Haitian, Venezuelan, and Nicaraguan humanitarian parole beneficiaries and their sponsors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Trump Administration issued an “unpublished” Federal Register Notice (FRN) revoking the lawful status of hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries of the “CHNV” humanitarian parole process for Cubans,

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Veterans, Ukrainians and Others Join Legal Challenge to Protect Parole as Lawyers File Motion for Preliminary Injunction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON—Veterans, active-duty members of the military, Ukrainians, and others have joined a newly expanded Svitlana Doe v. Noem, challenging the Trump Administration’s termination of humanitarian parole processes and the blanket pause of parole programs that have thrown their lives in chaos. The lawsuit now challenges the Trump administration’s unlawful termination of Central

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U.S. Sponsors and Beneficiaries Sue Over Trump’s Attempt to End Humanitarian Parole 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON—Eight beneficiaries, three sponsors, and organizational plaintiff Haitian Bridge Alliance—from Massachusetts, New York, Georgia, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and San Diego—are suing the Trump Administration following its unprecedented decision to end crucial humanitarian parole processes. These include: Uniting for Ukraine, Operation Allies Welcome, and the process that includes Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, known

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Trump Administration’s Cruel and Reckless Plans to Revoke the Legal Status of CHNV Humanitarian Parole Beneficiaries Will Inflict Harm Upon Communities Nationwide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.— CBS reported today that the Trump administration is preparing to revoke the lawful status of humanitarian parole beneficiaries from the program that includes Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (also known as “CHNV humanitarian parole”). Here is a statement from Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director of Justice Action Center: President Trump’s

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Trump Signs Several Executive Orders Stripping All Humanity from U.S. Immigration System

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, President Trump signed a flurry of executive orders that, if not blocked in the courts, would fundamentally alter how immigrants are welcomed and treated in the United States. The orders, which include mandates to terminate birthright citizenship for many and deploy the military to target people seeking safety at the

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