Sarsour v. Trump | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

Case Profile		new search page permalink

Case Name	Sarsour v. Trump	IM-VA-0005
Docket / Court	1:17-cv-00120 ( E.D. Va. )
State/Territory	Virginia
Case Type(s)	Immigration and/or the Border Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority
Special Collection	Civil Rights Challenges to Trump Travel Ban Orders
Attorney Organization	Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

- click to show/hide ALL -

Issues and Causes of Action

click to show/hide detail

Issues

Constitutional Clause

Due Process

Due Process: Substantive Due Process

Equal Protection

Establishment Clause

Free Exercise Clause

Content of Injunction

Preliminary relief denied

Discrimination-basis

Religion discrimination

General

Disparate Impact

Disparate Treatment

Religious programs / policies

Terrorism/Post 9-11 issues

Immigration/Border

Admission - criteria

Admission - procedure

Asylum - criteria

Asylum - procedure

Constitutional rights

Deportation - procedure

Refugees

Visas - criteria

Visas - procedures

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Ex parte Young (federal or state officials)
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq.

Case Details

click to show/hide detail


Defendant(s)	U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Department of State United States
Plaintiff Description	The named plaintiffs were leaders of Muslim Civil Rights organizations, primarily CAIR. They sought class certification for all Muslim Americans whose ability to see their family members was negatively impacted by President Trump's January 27 and March 6, 2017, executive orders.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Class action status sought	Yes
Class action status outcome	Mooted before ruling
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer	No
Nature of Relief	None yet
Source of Relief	None yet
Filed	01/30/2017
Case Closing Year	2021
Case Ongoing	No

Related Cases

click to show/hide detail


Case Listing	IM-HI-0004 : State of Hawaii v. Trump (D. Haw.) IM-MD-0004 : International Refugee Assistance Project (“IRAP”) v. Trump (D. Md.)

Additional Resources

click to show/hide detail


	See this case at CourtListener.com (May provide additional documents and, for active cases, real-time alerts)
	Presidential Executive Order on Resuming the United States Refugee Admissions Program with Enhanced Vetting Capabilities White House Date: Oct. 24, 2017 By: United States [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Presidential Proclamation Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats www.whitehouse.gov Date: Sep. 24, 2017 By: President Donald Trump (Office of the President) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Implementing Executive Order 13780 Following Supreme Court Ruling -- Guidance to Visa-Adjudicating Posts Reuters Date: Jun. 28, 2017 By: U.S. Department of State [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence The White House Date: Jun. 14, 2017 By: Donald Trump (White House) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States Date: Mar. 6, 2017 By: President Donald Trump (President of the United States) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Memorandum to the Acting Secretary of State, the Acting Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security The White House Date: Feb. 1, 2017 By: Donald F. McGahn II, Counsel to the President (The White House) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	Statement by Acting Attorney General Sally Yates https://www.nytimes.com/ Date: 1/30/2017 By: Acting Attorney General Sally Yates (Department of Justice) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	Statement By Secretary John Kelly on the Entry of Lawful Permanent Residents into the United States https://www.dhs.gov/ Date: 1/29/2017 By: DHS Secretary John Kelly (Department of Homeland Security) Citation: https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/01/29/statement-secretary-john-kelly-entry-lawful-permanent-residents-united-states [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	OLC Memo Re: Proposed Executive Order Entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" Date: Jan. 27, 2017 By: Curtis Gannon (U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States Federal Register Date: Jan. 27, 2017 By: President Donald Trump (Office of the President) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]

Documents

click to show/hide detail


Court	Docket(s)
E.D. Va. 06/25/2021	1:17-cv-00120 IM-VA-0005-9000.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
	General Documents
E.D. Va. 01/30/2017	Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief and Jury Demand [ECF# 1] IM-VA-0005-0001.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
E.D. Va. 03/13/2017	Amended Complaint [ECF# 11] IM-VA-0005-0004.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
E.D. Va. 03/13/2017	Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction [ECF# 13] IM-VA-0005-0006.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
E.D. Va. 03/17/2017	Defendants' Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction [ECF# 22] IM-VA-0005-0010.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
E.D. Va. 03/17/2017	Amicus Curiae Brief from Professor Victor Williams of the America First Lawyers Association, in Support of President Donald Trump [ECF# 27] IM-VA-0005-0015.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
E.D. Va. 03/20/2017	Notice of Additional Authority [ECF# 30] IM-VA-0005-0012.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
E.D. Va. 03/24/2017	Memorandum Opinion [ Plaintiffs’ emergency motion for TRO and/or PI] [ECF# 36] (245 F.Supp.3d 719) IM-VA-0005-0018.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
E.D. Va. 04/21/2017	Consent Motion to Stay the Proceedings [ECF# 41] IM-VA-0005-0022.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
E.D. Va. 12/26/2017	Second Amended Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief and Jury Demand [ECF# 48] IM-VA-0005-0025.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
E.D. Va. 01/05/2018	Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings [ECF# 49] IM-VA-0005-0026.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
E.D. Va. 01/09/2018	Order [ECF# 50] IM-VA-0005-0027.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People

click to show/hide detail

show all people docs


Judges	Davis, Ivan D. Court not on record [Magistrate] show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-9000 Trenga, Anthony John (E.D. Va.) show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-0018 \| IM-VA-0005-0027 \| IM-VA-0005-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Abbas, Gadeir Ibrahim (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-0001 \| IM-VA-0005-0004 \| IM-VA-0005-0006 \| IM-VA-0005-0025 \| IM-VA-0005-0026 Akeel, Shereef H (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-0004 \| IM-VA-0005-0006 \| IM-VA-0005-0025 Masri, Lena F (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-0001 \| IM-VA-0005-0004 \| IM-VA-0005-0006 \| IM-VA-0005-0025
Defendant's Lawyers	Barghaan, Dennis C. (Virginia) show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-0010 \| IM-VA-0005-0012 \| IM-VA-0005-0022 \| IM-VA-0005-0026 Bennett, Michelle Renee (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-0010 \| IM-VA-0005-0012 \| IM-VA-0005-0022 Boente, Dana J. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-0010 \| IM-VA-0005-0012 \| IM-VA-0005-0022 Garg, Arjun (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-0012 \| IM-VA-0005-0022 Readler, Chad Andrew (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-0010 \| IM-VA-0005-0012 \| IM-VA-0005-0022 Ricketts, Jennifer (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-0010 \| IM-VA-0005-0012 \| IM-VA-0005-0022 Rosenberg, Brad P. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-0010 \| IM-VA-0005-0012 \| IM-VA-0005-0022 Schwei, Daniel (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-0010 \| IM-VA-0005-0022 Soskin, Eric J. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-0010 \| IM-VA-0005-0012 Tyler, John Russell (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-VA-0005-0010 \| IM-VA-0005-0012 \| IM-VA-0005-0022

- click to show/hide ALL -

new search
page permalink

- top of page -