Three nonprofit organizations filed suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), challenging the elimination of three statutory offices within DHS: the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Office (CIS-Omb), and the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO). CRCL is responsible for receiving and adjudicating civil rights complaints, CIS-Omb assists individuals and employers with immigration-related issues, and OIDO monitors and reports on legal compliance and professional standards at detention facilities. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants exceeded their authority by shuttering these offices and that the actions violated the separation of powers and the Administrative Procedure Act. The plaintiffs ask the court to set aside Defendants' actions.
