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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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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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Federal District Court Orders Trump Administration to Protect Immigrant Children

SAN FRANCISCO– A federal district court once again ordered the Trump administration to fund attorneys for unaccompanied children, reversing a move the administration had made when it cut funding to legal service providers that specialize in representing vulnerable immigrant children who would otherwise be left to face the deportation system alone. The order is the

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Community Organizations and Houses of Worship Across the Nation Sue Trump Administration to Preserve the Sanctity of Safe Spaces

Eugene, ORE. — Today, community organizations and faith leaders across the country held a press conference announcing their lawsuit filed yesterday against the Trump administration after it terminated decades’ old protections for spaces such as community organizations, schools, hospitals, and places of worship from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The plaintiffs, represented by Innovation

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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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Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLSEPA) v. HHS (Unaccompanied Children)

On March 26th, 2025, the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Justice Action Center filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and other federal departments after they eliminated legal representation for unaccompanied children, who often flee their home countries alone due to persecution, trafficking, and

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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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