FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES — Immigrants’ rights advocates took the stand at trial today in ImmDef v. DHS, a lawsuit filed to protect the congressionally mandated rights of unaccompanied children who had prior interaction with Remain in Mexico, otherwise known as MPP. The trial is the latest step in a case initially filed under […]
Advocates for Immigrant Children Have Their Day in Court in ImmDef v. DHS Read More »
For Planning Purposes November 3, 2023 Los Angeles – Witnesses with significant expertise in child psychology and immigration law will provide live testimony on Tuesday, November 7 during a bench trial in ImmDef v. DHS. The trial represents the latest step in civil and immigrants’ rights groups’ legal battle to ensure that the federal government
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2023 WHAT: Trial before a federal district court judge in the ImmDef v. DHS case WHEN: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 9:30 am WHERE: First Street U.S. Courthouse (Central CA District): 350 W 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 WHO: Speakers from the following plaintiff organizations and their counsel will
Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Head to Court to Defend Unaccompanied Children Read More »
LOS ANGELES, CA. – A cohort of immigrant rights organizations representing unaccompanied children through their counsel Immigrant Defenders Law Center, Justice Action Center, and pro bono partner Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, are asking a California Federal District Court to stop the U.S. government from deporting young children under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program.
LOS ANGELES — Late yesterday, immigrants’ rights groups representing unaccompanied migrant children sued the Trump administration for violating the fundamental statutory and constitutional rights of their child clients. The organizational plaintiffs are the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef, based in California) and RAICES (based in Texas). Represented by litigators from ImmDef and Justice Action Center
