Litigation

The Council brings cutting-edge lawsuits that hold the government accountable for unlawful conduct and restrictive interpretations and implementation of the law.

Most Recent Litigation

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.
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.
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.

Most Recent FOIA Litigation

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...

This nationwide class action lawsuit challenges systemic delays in providing immigration files.
This Freedom of Information Act suit seeks to compel CBP to release records about how the agency treats asylum seekers who have not obtained CBP One appointments.

Most Recent Closed Cases

This lawsuit challenges USCIS' unreasonable delay in processing naturalization applications that were filed in 2020 and has prevented applicants from becoming U.S. citizens.
The Council and partners filed a nationwide class action lawsuit to ensure timely renewal of work authorizations documents for asylum seekers.
This lawsuit challenges USCIS' arbitrarily rejected H-1B petitions filed after October 1 simply because the H-1B worker’s intended employment start date—naturally—also fell after October 1.

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