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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.
Apr 16, 2020
Costa v. Bazron - Challenging Conditions at St. Elizabeths Hospital During Month-Long Water Outage and COVID-19 Crisis
This case challenges the failure of the District of Columbia government to protect some of its most vulnerable patients from back-to-back crises at their treatment facility: first, an extended water outage in the fall of 2019, and second, the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020.
Apr 14, 2020
Nora v. Wolf - Challenging the Policy of Deporting Immigrants to One of the Most Dangerous Regions in the World to Await Their Asylum Hearings
The ACLU-DC co-represents 26 asylum seekers—12 adults and their 14 minor children—who are unlawfully trapped in life-threatening conditions in Tamaulipas, Mexico, while they wait for their asylum proceedings in the United States to conclude.
Dec 05, 2019
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Wolf - Challenging Denial of Immigrants’ Access to Counsel
Aug 21, 2019
I.A. v. Barr - Challenge to Trump Administration Limitation on Asylum for Migrants Passing Through Another Country en route to the U.S.
Aug 06, 2019
Make the Road New York v. McAleenan - Challenge to Trump Administration Expansion of “Expedited Removal” for Immigrants
Jul 11, 2019
Weir v. United States - Challenging Inhumane Detention Conditions and Property Destruction by U.S. Coast Guard
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