Litigation
Challenging the Shutdown of Asylum Access at Ports of Entry
On June 11, 2025, asylum seekers, Al Otro Lado, and Haitian Bridge Alliance filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California to challenge the asylum shutdown policy and the cancellation of CBP One appointments. Read More
Council Represents Media Organization in Lawsuit for Records Underlying DHS’s Unprecedented Mass Influx Declaration and Associated Agreements With State and Local Law Enforcement
On May 22, 2025, the Council on behalf of "Documented NY," sued DHS, CBP, and ICE for failing to release key records under FOIA related to a mass influx declaration and immigration enforcement agreements with state and local authorities. Read More
Impugnación de la Desaparición bajo la Ley de Enemigos Extranjeros sin el Debido Proceso
El Consejo Americano de Inmigración y la ACLU presentaron una petición de hábeas corpus para impedir el traslado de Y.A.P.A. al CECOT sin darle una oportunidad significativa de comparecer ante un juez para revisar las acusaciones del gobierno en su contra. Read More
Council and RMIAN Sue ICE to Get Records about Transfers of People in ICE Custody
Council and RMIAN are suing ICE to obtain agency records and determine if ICE follows its own policies when transferring individuals in its custody from one detention center to another. Read More
Challenging Disappearance under the Alien Enemies Act Without Due Process
The American Immigration Council and the ACLU filed a habeas petition to prevent our petitioner's transfer to CECOT without affording him a meaningful opportunity to appear before a judge to review the government’s allegations against him. Read More
U.S. Citizen Challenges Department of State Failure to Meaningfully Reconsider Denial of Spouse’s Immigrant Visa; Bad Faith After Visa Interview
Ms. Rodriguez, a U.S. citizen, has challenged the U.S. Department of State's failure to meaningfully review substantial evidence that her husband, a Guatemalan citizen, is not a gang member. Read More
Impugnando la detención ilegal de padre de dos hijos en la célebre prisión salvadoreña
El Consejo Americano de Inmigración, el Proyecto Nacional de Inmigración y el Centro de Derechos Constitucionales presentaron una petición de hábeas corpus enmendada ante el Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos en nombre del Sr. Quintero. Read More
Challenging Illegal Detention of Father of Two in Notorious Salvadoran Prison
Edicson David Quintero Chacón is challenging his indefinite, unconstitutional detention through a habeas corpus lawsuit after the U.S. government sent him to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison. Despite his pending federal case, he remains imprisoned incommunicado, one of over 200 people the U.S. has paid to detain there since March. Read More
Challenging Trump’s Unlawful Registration Rule
This lawsuit, filed on behalf of nonprofit organizations, challenges a DHS rule requiring noncitizens to register and carry proof or face prosecution. Read More
Council Litigation Seeks Refugee Processing Data
This Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit seeks to compel the U.S. Department of State to release data about the demographics, processing, and adjudication of refugees’ applications for admission into the United States through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. The United States has long played a leading role in resettling… Read More
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