Litigation

Litigation

Impugnando el Cierre del Acceso al Asilo en los Puertos de Entrada

Impugnando el Cierre del Acceso al Asilo en los Puertos de Entrada

El 20 de enero de 2025, la Administración Trump canceló el acceso al proceso de asilo estadounidense en los puertos de entrada de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. Ese mismo día, canceló aproximadamente 30,000 citas de inspección en los puertos, programadas a través de la aplicación móvil CBP… Read More

Council and AILA File Lawsuit to Compel DHS and USCIS to Release Details about the Suspension of Processing Asylees’ and Refugees’ Green Card Applications

Council and AILA File Lawsuit to Compel DHS and USCIS to Release Details about the Suspension of Processing Asylees’ and Refugees’ Green Card Applications

On March 25, 2025, media reports surfaced indicating that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)—the agency in charge of approving green card applications and other immigration benefits—had stopped processing green card applications filed by asylees and refugees. The suspension impacts tens of thousands of individuals who fled their home countries… Read More

Challenging Tennessee’s Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Law

Challenging Tennessee’s Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Law

This lawsuit challenges Section 5 of Tennessee’s new anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 392, on behalf of the Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, a local landlord, and a long-time Tennessean who shares his home with his son-in-law who is seeking asylum. Section 5, which takes effect on July 1,… Read More

Challenging the Shutdown of Asylum Access at Ports of Entry

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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