Border strategy that gives more migrants a legal pathway to the U.S. to go on trial
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FOIA Case: Abuse of Haitian Asylum Seekers in Del Rio, TX
Black-led immigrant justice organizations Haitian Bridge Alliance, UndocuBlack Network, and African Communities Together filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint in the Southern District of New York seeking records from the U.S. government on the abuse of Haitian asylum seekers in Del Rio, TX in September 2021. At the time of filing the lawsuit,
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After a California District Court Blocks Biden’s Asylum Ban, JAC Calls for Renewed Access to Safety
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO— A California district court judge just struck down the Biden administration’s asylum ban in a major victory for the right to seek safety. The judge’s order is stayed for 14 days, during which the asylum ban will remain in place. Justice Action Center’s Communications Coordinator Joan Agoh said: “We celebrate the bravery
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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