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15 Court Cases
Jul 21, 2025
Samma v. Department of Defense -- Challenge to Trump Administration policy blocking non-citizens serving in the U.S. Armed Forces from becoming U.S. citizens
Mar 03, 2022
ESCALANTE V. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT - SEEKING COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS FOR MEDICALLY VULNERABLE ICE DETAINEES (Second Case)
The ACLU-DC filed a lawsuit on behalf of five people in ICE detention facilities who are medically vulnerable to severe illness and death in the event of COVID-19 infection, demanding that they be given COVID-19 booster shots.
Jan 15, 2021
Huisha-Huisha v. Gaynor – Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic
This is our fifth case challenging the Trump administration’s policy of expelling refugees without any of the protections required by the immigration laws, on the ground that they might have COVID-19 infections.
Oct 05, 2020
P.J.E.S. v. Wolf - Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This case challenges the Trump administration’s policy of expelling refugees without any of the protections required by the immigration laws, on the ground that they might have COVID-19 infections.
Jul 13, 2020
J.B.B.C v. Wolf – Defending Due Process Rights for Children Seeking Refuge in the U.S. During COVID-19 Pandemic
This was the the nation’s first legal challenge to the Trump administration’s order restricting immigration based on an unprecedented and unlawful invocation of the Public Health Service Act.
Jun 09, 2020
G.Y.J.P. v. Wolf -- defending due process rights for children seeking refuge in U.S. during COVID19 pandemic
This case challenges the Trump administration’s policy of expelling refugees without any of the protections required by the immigration laws, on the ground that they might have COVID-19 infections.
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