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. Biden (2020 Diversity Visas)

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Justice Action Center (JAC), and Innovation Law Lab, with pro bono support from Mayer Brown LLP, filed this lawsuit in the summer of 2020 on behalf of family-based immigrant visa petitioners, diversity visa 2020 lottery winners, and non-immigrant employment-based visa sponsors, challenging President Trump’s April and June 2020 proclamations,

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

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 U.S. government’s  abuse, unlawful detention, and summary expulsion of thousands of Haitians seeking safety in Del Rio, Texas, in September 2021. 

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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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JAC: Biden’s Asylum Ban Halts Fundamental Right to Seek Safety

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Biden administration just finalized a rule that drastically restricts access to the U.S. asylum system. Below is a statement from Esther Sung, Legal Director at Justice Action Center: “Freedom includes the right to seek safety, to start anew and build a better life. The Biden administration is turning its back on this right, eliminating

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JAC: Post-Title 42 DHS and DOS Policies A Mixed Bag

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Biden Administration today announced a series of policies to process asylum seekers and those who wish to enter the country after Title 42 expires on May 11. These policies include regional processing centers in Latin America, expansion of family reunification avenues, and increased use of punitive enforcement measures. Below is a statement from Karen Tumlin, founder

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District Court Grants U.S. Citizens’ Motion to Intervene in Texas v. DHS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VICTORIA, TEXAS –– A federal district court in Texas has granted a motion by seven U.S. citizens over the objection of plaintiff states to become parties in Texas v. DHS, ensuring that their voices will be heard as they defend their ability to sponsor loved ones and others from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela through a recently

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JAC: Biden’s Move to Expand ACA for DACA Recipients Would Make the Country Healthier

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES—The Biden administration has announced intent to remove the rule excluding DACA recipients from access to health care through the Affordable Care Act. This move comes nearly 11 years after the Obama administration determined that DACA recipients were not eligible for care under the ACA, despite allowing others with deferred action to seek

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