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Federal Court to Re-Hear C.J.L.G. Lawsuit on Behalf of Child Refugee

SAN FRANCISCO — On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will take up C.J.L.G. v. Whitaker, a lawsuit that addresses whether immigrant children facing deportation should have the right to a court-appointed attorney. The ACLU, American Immigration Council, Northwest Immigrants' Rights
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Guadalupe Plascencia, a U.S. Citizen Unlawfully Detained by ICE, Wins Settlement

RIVERSIDE — Guadalupe Plascencia, a U.S. citizen for two decades, was held last year by the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department and then federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, who accused her of being in the country illegally. When Plascencia protested that she was a citizen,
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

DHS Submits Plan to Abide by Judge’s Order Blocking TPS Terminations

San Francisco — In response to the October 3 court order in Ramos v. Nielsen blocking the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 300,000 people from Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador who have lived legally in the United States for years or decades, today
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Federal Court Blocks Trump's Termination of Legal Status for Hundreds of Thousands of TPS Holders

SAN FRANCISCO — Today, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s termination of legal status for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Sudan. The Trump administration had terminated the legal
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court Cases: Ramos v. Nielsen