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38 Court Cases
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Apr 29, 2020
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  • Immigrants' Rights

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

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Apr 14, 2020
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  • Immigrants' Rights|
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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.
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Jan 22, 2020
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  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +2 Issues

U.T. v. Barr (Challenging Government Policy of Sending Asylum-Seekers to Dangerous Countries)

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Dec 05, 2019
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  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +2 Issues

Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Wolf - Challenging Denial of Immigrants’ Access to Counsel

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Aug 21, 2019
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  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +2 Issues

I.A. v. Barr - Challenge to Trump Administration Limitation on Asylum for Migrants Passing Through Another Country en route to the U.S.

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Aug 06, 2019
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  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +2 Issues

Make the Road New York v. McAleenan - Challenge to Trump Administration Expansion of “Expedited Removal” for Immigrants

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Aug 07, 2018
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  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Grace v. Barr - Challenge to Trump Administration’s Narrow Interpretation of Asylum Law

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Mar 15, 2018
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  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +2 Issues

Damus v. Nielson - Challenging Trump Administration’s Unlawful Detention of Asylum Seekers

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Oct 13, 2017
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  • Religious Liberty|
  • +2 Issues

J.D. v. Azar (formerly Garza v. Azar and Garza v. Hargan) - Challenging Trump Administration’s Refusal to Permit Teenage Immigration Detainees to Access Abortion Services

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Apr 29, 2020
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Apr 29, 2020
  • Immigrants' Rights

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

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Apr 14, 2020
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Apr 14, 2020
  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +2 Issues

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.
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Jan 22, 2020
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Jan 22, 2020
  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +2 Issues

U.T. v. Barr (Challenging Government Policy of Sending Asylum-Seekers to Dangerous Countries)

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Dec 05, 2019
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Dec 05, 2019
  • Immigrants' Rights|
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Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Wolf - Challenging Denial of Immigrants’ Access to Counsel

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Aug 21, 2019
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Aug 21, 2019
  • Immigrants' Rights|
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I.A. v. Barr - Challenge to Trump Administration Limitation on Asylum for Migrants Passing Through Another Country en route to the U.S.

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Aug 06, 2019
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Aug 06, 2019
  • Immigrants' Rights|
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Make the Road New York v. McAleenan - Challenge to Trump Administration Expansion of “Expedited Removal” for Immigrants

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Aug 07, 2018
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Aug 07, 2018
  • Immigrants' Rights|
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Grace v. Barr - Challenge to Trump Administration’s Narrow Interpretation of Asylum Law

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Mar 15, 2018
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Mar 15, 2018
  • Immigrants' Rights|
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Damus v. Nielson - Challenging Trump Administration’s Unlawful Detention of Asylum Seekers

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Oct 13, 2017
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Oct 13, 2017
  • Religious Liberty|
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J.D. v. Azar (formerly Garza v. Azar and Garza v. Hargan) - Challenging Trump Administration’s Refusal to Permit Teenage Immigration Detainees to Access Abortion Services

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