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Make the Road New York v. Noem

Filed on behalf of
Immigrant advocates
Case Number
1:25-cv-00190
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Filed
January 22, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Relief Outcomes
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Motion for Stay Pending Appeal
Denied
22
Preliminary Injunction
Granted
6
Summary
Immigrant advocates sued the Trump-Vance administration in an attempt to block a clause of Executive Order 14159, "Protecting the American People Against Invasion," which expands the scope of the expedited removal process. Expedited removal is a process by which a migrant can be removed from the country without an immigration court hearing or an appearance before a judge, and has previously only been applied to migrants who entered the country without authorization and were apprehended within two weeks of their entry into the country, or within 100 miles of the U.S. land border. The executive order would allow expedited removal to be carried out against any migrant in the United States who cannot prove that they have resided in the country for more than two years. The plaintiffs have argued that the executive order is unconstitutional and ought to be rendered unenforceable.
Plaintiffs
Make the Road New York Mary Doe John Doe
Plaintiffs' Counsel
American Civil Liberties Union ACLU of the District of Columbia New York Civil Liberties Union
Defendants
Secretary Kristi Noem Acting Director Todd Lyons Acting Director Jennifer B. Higgins Acting Commissioner Pete R. Flores U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi

Documents

Other
Make the Road New York v. Noem - Opposition to Motion to Stay Pending Appeal
September 4, 2025
Reply in support of Preliminary Injunction
Make the Road New York et al v Noem et al - Reply in Support of Motion to Postpone Agency Action
July 1, 2025
Other
Make the Road New York et al v. Noem et al- Motion to Postpone Effective Date of Agency Decision
June 10, 2025
Motion to Dismiss
Make the Road New York et al v. Noem et al - Defendant's Motion to Dismiss
April 18, 2025
Operative Complaint
Make the Road New York et al v. Noem et al - Amended Complaint
March 22, 2025
Operative Complaint
Make the Road New York et al v. Noem et al - Complaint
January 22, 2025