Nine nonprofit legal service providers sued the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, the Executive Office for Immigration Review, and various officials after the government terminated grants under the National Qualified Representative Program (NQRP). The program had funded appointed immigration counsel for detained noncitizens in bond and removal proceedings who were deemed mentally incompetent to represent themselves. Plaintiffs allege the grant terminations violate the Administrative Procedure Act, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the Rehabilitation Act. Plaintiffs ask the court to set aside Defendants' actions to terminate the NQRP and enjoin Defendants from taking further action to undermine or terminate the program.
At the request of the parties, on September 16, 2025, the court stayed the case pending the parties' voluntary remand to Defendant Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR).
