Immigration Litigation Tracker
[NOTE: Archived in 2025]
This site follows these cases through the court system and houses important filings, news coverage, and advocacy tools to advance a more humane and dignified immigration system.
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PCUN v. Noem (Sensitive Locations)Sensitive Locations, JAC Case01/22/2026-Plaintiffs' Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (PDF)A coalition of five different organizational plaintiffs, including a labor union and a membership organization comprising over 800 congregations in the City and County of San Francisco, filed suit to challenge DHS’s rescission of the so-called “sensitive locations” memo, which had codified long...Read more
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CLSEPA v. HHS - Court of Appeals (Preliminary Injunction Appeal)JAC Case, Children/Youth10/10/2025-Order Denying Petition for Rehearing En Banc (PDF)The federal government has appealed a district court’s preliminary injunction blocking the government from withdrawing funding for the legal representation of unaccompanied children–representation that the government is required to fund “to the greatest extent practicable” by the Trafficking Victims...Read more
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Svitlana Doe v. Noem (Humanitarian Parole) - Court of AppealsParole, JAC Case09/12/2025-Order Vacating District Court Order and Remanding (PDF)The federal government has appealed an order from Judge Talwani staying (blocking from going into effect) a Federal Register Notice that would have prematurely terminated all existing authorized grants of parole under the Parole Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV) as...Read more
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A.C.R. v. Noem (SIJS Deferred Action Policy) - District Court
DACA/Deferred ActionChildren/YouthNine immigrant youth and legal service providers CARECEN-NY and Centro Legal de La Raza filed this class action lawsuit challenging the federal government’s end to the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Deferred Action Policy. The SIJS Deferred Action Policy was established in 2022 to allow...Read more -
American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (Student/Ideological Deportations)
Plaintiffs—the American Association of University Professors (“AAUP”), three AAUP campus chapters, and the Middle East Studies Association—filed this lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's implemented policy of “ideological deportation,” comprised of large-scale arrests, detentions, and...Read more -
Angelica S. v. HHS (UAC Detention) - District Court
Detention/Mandatory DetentionChildren/YouthPlaintiffs – five children in government custody and Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) – filed suit to challenge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) policies that have resulted in a significant increase in the length of detention for unaccompanied children. Children like...Read more -
Barbara v. Trump (Birthright EO Class Action) - Court of Appeals
Birthright CitizenshipOn January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) that strips certain children born in the United States of birthright citizenship, which was initially set to go into effect on February 19, 2025. The order declares that a child who is born in the United States is not a citizen if...Read more -
Barbara v. Trump (Birthright EO Class Action) - District Court
Birthright CitizenshipChildren/YouthOn January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) that strips certain children born in the United States of birthright citizenship, which was initially set to go into effect on February 19, 2025. The order declares that a child who is born in the United States is not a citizen if...Read more -
Biden v. Texas (TX RMX) - Supreme Court
Detention/Mandatory DetentionMPP/RMX (Remain in Mexico)Parole[ARCHIVED - September 2025] On February 18, 2022, the Supreme Court granted the Biden Administration's request to review the decision of the Fifth Circuit holding that the federal government must restart and maintain the "Remain in Mexico" (“RMX”) program (also referred to as the "Migrant Protection...Read more -
Brnovich v. Biden (AZ Detention) - District Court
Detention/Mandatory DetentionParoleThis was a suit by Arizona against the Biden Administration regarding two different sets of unrelated policies: COVID-19 vaccine mandates as to federal employees and contractors, on the one hand, and the circumstances under which asylum seekers should be detained, on the other. Arizona filed suit in...Read more -
CASA v. Noem (Afghanistan & Cameroon TPS) - Court of Appeals
Temporary Protected StatusThis is an appeal of the district court’s denial of Plaintiff CASA’s request for a stay (pause) of the Trump administration’s termination of TPS for Afghans and Cameroonians. Plaintiff alleges in the lower court that the government’s actions purportedly terminating TPS for Afghanistan and Cameroon...Read more -
CASA v. Noem (Afghanistan & Cameroon TPS) - District Court
Temporary Protected StatusPlaintiff CASA, a membership-based organization, filed this lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Afghanistan and Cameroon. TPS is a form of humanitarian relief provided by the INA, which allows the Secretary of...Read more -
CASA v. Noem (Venezuelan TPS Termination) - District Court
Temporary Protected StatusCASA and Make the Road New York are challenging DHS Secretary Noem’s decision to 1) vacate (nullify) the 18-month extension of Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted by the Biden administration on January 17, 2025, and 2) terminate the Biden administration’s 2023 designation of...Read more -
CASA v. Trump (Birthright EO) - District Court
Birthright CitizenshipChildren/YouthThis case was brought by CASA and ASAP (immigrants’ rights organizations) and five pregnant women to challenge President Trump’s executive order seeking to deny birthright citizenship to children born in the United States if, at the time of the child’s birth, (1) their mother was either “unlawfully...Read more -
CASA v. Trump (Birthright EO) - Court of Appeals
Birthright CitizenshipChildren/YouthThis is an appeal of a district court’s preliminary injunction of President Trump’s attempt to deny birthright citizenship to certain children of immigrants born in the United States, in a case brought by CASA and ASAP (immigrants’ rights organizations) and five pregnant women. On February 28, 2025...Read more -
CHIRLA v. DHS (Registration Rule) - Court of Appeals
ICE[ARCHIVED - September 2025] This is an appeal of several dispositive orders from Judge McFadden in the district court of D.C., CHIRLA v. DHS (Registration Rule) - District Court. Plaintiffs are four membership-based non profit organizations––Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (“CHIRLA”), United...Read more -
CHIRLA v. DHS (Registration Rule) - District Court
ICE[ARCHIVED - September 2025] Plaintiffs are four membership-based non profit organizations––Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (“CHIRLA”), United Farm Workers of America (“UFW”), CASA, and Make the Road New York (“MRNY”)––challenging the interim final rule issued by DHS, the “show me your papers”...Read more -
CHIRLA v. Noem - Court of Appeal (Expedited Removal of Parole Recipients)
Expedited RemovalJAC CaseThis case is the government’s appeal of the district court’s August 1, 2025 order that stayed (paused) the three agency actions at issue to stop the application of expedited removal to paroled individuals. On August 14, the government filed an emergency motion for a stay of the district court’s...Read more -
CHIRLA v. Noem - District Court (Expedited Removal of Parole Recipients)
Expedited RemovalParoleJAC CaseThree immigrant justice membership organizations - Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), UndocuBlack Network, and CASA - filed this lawsuit on behalf of their members who were granted parole through various humanitarian parole processes, including through the program for Cubans, Haitians...Read more -
CLSEPA v. HHS - Court of Appeals (Preliminary Injunction Appeal)
JAC CaseChildren/YouthThe federal government has appealed a district court’s preliminary injunction blocking the government from withdrawing funding for the legal representation of unaccompanied children–representation that the government is required to fund “to the greatest extent practicable” by the Trafficking Victims...Read more -
CLSEPA v. HHS - Court of Appeals (TRO Appeal)
JAC CaseChildren/YouthThe federal government appealed a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) from the district court that temporarily blocked the government from withdrawing funding for the legal representation of unaccompanied children–representation that the government is required to fund “to the greatest extent...Read more -
CLSEPA v. HHS - District Court
Children/YouthJAC CasePlaintiffs are eleven legal service providers from all over the country that, until March 21, 2025, provided representation and related services to unaccompanied children with funding from the federal government. They filed this lawsuit to challenge a “stop work” order sent by the Trump...Read more -
Doe v. Noem (Syria TPS) - District Court
Temporary Protected StatusOn October 20, 2025, seven Syrian nationals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or pending applications for TPS, who have lived in the United States for years and have deep ties to this country and their communities, filed suit against the Trump administration. Plaintiffs challenge Defendants’...Read more -
Espinoza Escalona v. Noem (Gitmo Detention) - District Court
Detention/Mandatory DetentionPlaintiffs – ten noncitizens in immigration custody at imminent risk of transfer from the United States to the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (“Guantanamo”) – filed this lawsuit to block transfers of immigration detainees to Guantanamo and the detention of immigrants there. In January...Read more -
Florida v. Mayorkas (FL Detention II) - District Court
Detention/Mandatory DetentionParoleThe State of Florida filed this case on May 10, 2023—the day before “ Title 42 ” pandemic-based border restrictions expired—to challenge a newly-issued DHS policy known as “ Parole with Conditions. ” Under that policy, some asylum seekers can be released from detention (on immigration “parole,” a...Read more -
Florida v. USA (FL Detention I) - Court of Appeals
Detention/Mandatory DetentionParoleThis is an appeal of a March 2023 decision by a district court judge in Florida to vacate (nullify) a DHS policy authorizing, in certain circumstances, the release from detention of some asylum seekers and instead monitoring them via less expensive and arguably more humane alternatives to detention...Read more -
Florida v. USA (FL Detention I) - District Court
Detention/Mandatory DetentionParoleThe State of Florida filed this case in September 2021 to challenge decades-long practices of the federal government whereby some asylum seekers are released from detention while the federal government adjudicates their claims for humanitarian protection (which often takes years). Florida claims...Read more -
Florida v. USA (FL Detention II) - Court of Appeals
Detention/Mandatory DetentionParoleThis is an appeal of a May 2023 decision by a district court judge in Florida to preliminarily enjoin (block) a DHS policy authorizing, in certain circumstances, the release from detention of some asylum seekers and instead monitoring them via less expensive and arguably more humane alternatives to...Read more -
Global Nurse Force v. Trump (H-1B Entry Ban)
JAC CaseThe H-1B visa program was created by Congress to help U.S. based employers attract highly skilled professionals — such as doctors, nurses, engineers, teachers, and researchers — from around the globe to fill specialized jobs and urgent needs in the economy. On September 19, 2025, without warning...Read more -
Haitian Evangelical Clergy Association v. Trump (Haitian TPS Termination) - District Court
Temporary Protected StatusNine Haitian TPS holders, the Haitian Evangelical Clergy Association, and SEIU - Local 32BJ (a labor union) filed suit to challenge the Trump administration’s decision to partially vacate (nullify) the Biden administration’s 18-month extension of TPS for Haiti. TPS is a form of humanitarian relief...Read more -
Haitian-Americans United v. Trump (TPS Terminations) - District Court
Temporary Protected StatusFour individual TPS recipients and three membership organizations serving Haitian and Venezuelan TPS holders (Haitian-Americans United, Inc.; Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts; and UndocuBlack Network, Inc.) filed suit to challenge DHS Secretary Noem’s decision to vacate (nullify) the 18-month...Read more -
ICWC v. Noem (Detention of Noncitizen Survivors of Crimes) - District Court
Detention/Mandatory DetentionFor over three decades, Congress has created a statutory framework through immigration laws and regulations to provide noncitizen survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and other serious crimes a pathway to permanent residence, specifically via the Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA...Read more -
Indiana v. Biden - District Court
Detention/Mandatory DetentionParole[ARCHIVED/CLOSED- October 2025] In this lawsuit, Indiana challenges decades-old practices of the federal government whereby some asylum seekers are released from detention while the federal government adjudicates their claims for humanitarian protection (which often takes years). Indiana claims that...Read more
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