- On Monday, a federal judge in Maryland issued a very limited preliminary injunction restricting ICE enforcement actions at houses of worship. The injunction only applies to the plaintiffs – a coalition of Quaker, Baptist, and Sikh organizations – and essentially revives the Biden Administration’s Sensitive Locations memo only for their houses of worship. A coalition of over 2 dozen Christian and Jewish organizations have filed a similar lawsuit in DC.
- Chelsea and Somerville filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s efforts to coerce them into participating in mass deportation efforts. Represented by Lawyers for Civil Rights, the Cities assert that the Administration’s heavy-handed tactics—threatening to strip sanctuary cities of federal funding and prosecute them for failing to bend to the President’s will—violate their Constitutional rights. Read more
- New York City sues feds to return $80 million FEMA grant for asylum seeker-related expenses Read more
- Immigrant hospital workers receive over $640k after wage theft settlement Read more
- Denver’s school district sued Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and her department, arguing that her new directive gives ICE “unchecked authority” to enforce immigration in schools. Read more
- Immigrant rights groups CASA and Make the Road New York announced a federal lawsuit seeking to reverse the president’s termination of TPS for Venezuelans, who could soon face deportation. Read more
- Representative Sylvia Garcia of Texas re-introduced the Dream and Promise Act. The bill would provide a pathway to citizenship for most DACA recipients and other Dreamers as well as recipients of Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure.
- On Tuesday, a federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Executive Order that halted refugee admissions into the country. The suit was brought by 9 impacted refugee families along with Church World Service, HIAS, and Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LCSNW), and administration is expected to quickly appeal the decision.
- Refugee Resettlement Organizations Persevere Despite Trump’s Suspension Order Read more