LAS AMERICAS IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY CENTER V. KRISTI NOEM – ACCESS TO COUNSEL FOR IMMIGRATION DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO
REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND LEGAL SERVICES V. TRUMP – PREVENTING PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM SUMMARILY EXPELLING REFUGEES SEEKING ASYLUM
Federal law protects noncitizens fleeing persecution or torture, granting them asylum rights. We sued the Trump administration over the president’s proclamation aimed at completely shutting down asylum at the border, a move that puts thousands of lives at risk.
MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK V. HUFFMAN (CHALLENGING “EXPEDITED REMOVAL” OF IMMIGRANTS)
The day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, his administration announced a new plan to massively expand fast-track deportation (called “expedited removal”) of undocumented immigrants without a fair legal process.
CROWE v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS – STOP IMPRISONING PEOPLE BEYOND THEIR RELEASE DATES
K.Y. v. District of Columbia - challenging juvenile justice agency's warehousing of children in jail-like setting for months instead of promptly beginning rehabilitative placements
LAS AMERICAS IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY CENTER v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY – CHALLENGE TO BIDEN EXECUTIVE ORDER CUTTING OFF ASYLUM CLAIMS
Mathis v. U.S. Parole Commission - challenging failure to accommodate people's disabilities in setting conditions of parole and supervised release
This case, brought by a class of people who are or will be on parole or supervised release in Washington, D.C., challenges the failure of the federal government’s post-conviction supervision system to accommodate individuals with disabilities as required by federal law.
Arab Student Union of Jackson-Reed High School v. District of Columbia - Challenging suppression of pro-Palestinian student speech
The Arab Student Union’s activities would not be disruptive; they are the same kinds of activities in which other student clubs engage. Their speech has been suppressed because the school does not want their viewpoint to be heard.
Trump v. United States - Urging Supreme Court to reject presidential immunity from criminal prosecution
