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Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services v. Noem

Filed on behalf of
Immigrants' rights advocates and asylum seekers
In response to the Trump administration's efforts to
Case Number
1:25-cv-00306
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Filed
February 3, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Relief Outcomes
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Motion for Summary Judgment
Granted
10
Preliminary Injunction
Denied
4
Summary
A coalition of immigrants' advocacy organizations and individual asylum seekers have sued the Trump administration to prevent enforcement of President Trump's Proclamation 10888. This proclamation prohibits non-citizens from seeking asylum through the Immigration and Nationality Act, allowing asylum-seekers to be deported without due process and returned to countries where they may face violence and persecution. The plaintiffs argue that Proclamation 10888 violates the Immigration and Nationality Act's asylum statute, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act, and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act by removing long-established pathways to asylum. The plaintiffs request that the court declare the proclamation unlawful and unenforceable.
Plaintiffs
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project A.M. Z.A. T.A. A.T. N.S. D.G. B.R. M.A. G.A. F.A. K.A. Y.A. E.G.
Plaintiffs' Counsel
Center for Gender & Refugee Studies ACLU of the District of Columbia ACLU of Texas Texas Civil Rights Project American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Immigrant's Rights Project National Immigrant Justice Center Jenner & Block LLP
Defendants
Secretary Kristi Noem U.S. Department of Homeland Security Acting Commissioner Pete R. Flores Chief Michael Banks Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane Sabatino U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Director Caleb Vitello U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Kika Scott U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Secretary Marco Rubio U.S. Department of State U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi U.S. Department of Justice President Donald J. Trump

Documents

Reply in support of summary judgment
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services et al v. Noem et al - Reply in Support of Summary Judgement
April 7, 2025
Motion for Summary Judgment
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services et al v. Noem et al - Motion for Summary Judgement
April 7, 2025
Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services et al v. Noem et al - Motion for Preliminary Injunction
February 19, 2025
Operative Complaint
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services et al v. Noem et al - Amended Complaint
February 19, 2025