On Monday, a federal judge in Maryland issued a very limited preliminary injunction restricting ICE enforcement actions at houses of worship. The injunction only applies to the plaintiffs – a coalition of Quaker, Baptist, and Sikh organizations – and essentially revives the Biden Administration’s Sensitive Locations memo only for their houses of worship. A coalition of over 2 dozen Christian and Jewish organizations have filed a similar lawsuit in DC.
Chelsea and Somerville filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s efforts to coerce them into participating in mass deportation efforts. Represented by Lawyers for Civil Rights, the Cities assert that the Administration’s heavy-handed tactics—threatening to strip sanctuary cities of federal funding and prosecute them for failing to bend to the President’s will—violate their Constitutional rights. Read more
New York City sues feds to return $80 million FEMA grant for asylum seeker-related expenses Read more
Immigrant hospital workers receive over $640k after wage theft settlement Read more
Denver’s school district sued Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and her department, arguing that her new directive gives ICE “unchecked authority” to enforce immigration in schools. Read more
Immigrant rights groups CASA and Make the Road New York announced a federal lawsuit seeking to reverse the president’s termination of TPS for Venezuelans, who could soon face deportation. Read more
Representative Sylvia Garcia of Texas re-introduced the Dream and Promise Act. The bill would provide a pathway to citizenship for most DACA recipients and other Dreamers as well as recipients of Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure.
On Tuesday, a federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Executive Order that halted refugee admissions into the country. The suit was brought by 9 impacted refugee families along with Church World Service, HIAS, and Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LCSNW), and administration is expected to quickly appeal the decision.
Refugee Resettlement Organizations Persevere Despite Trump’s Suspension Order Read more
