Prosecutorial Discretion

[ARCHIVED-September 2025] This case challenges a veritable kitchen sink of immigration programs and policies on behalf of two Texas counties (Kinney and Atascosa), Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe, and Michael Vickers, a veterinarian who owns a ranch about 70 miles from the border. Represented by an...

[ARCHIVED-September 2025] In November 2021, Arizona, Montana, and Ohio sued the Biden Administration regarding immigration enforcement guidance, issued in September 2021, for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to consider when prioritizing cases for enforcement and deportation (e.g., whether...

[ARCHIVED-September 2025] In July 2022, the Supreme Court agreed to review lower court decisions in this case, brought by Texas and Louisiana, challenging guidance Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas issued in September 2021 to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about how to prioritize...

[ARCHIVED-September 2025] This is an appeal of a district court’s final judgment granting Texas and Louisiana’s request to vacate (void) immigration enforcement guidance issued in September 2021 that set out criteria and guidelines for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to consider when...

[ARCHIVED-September 2025] In April 2022, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia sued the Biden Administration over immigration enforcement guidance, issued in September 2021, that set out criteria and guidelines for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to consider when prioritizing cases for enforcement...