Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL) v. Trump | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

Issues

Constitutional Clause

Due Process

Equal Protection

Establishment Clause

Content of Injunction

Monitor/Master

Preliminary relief granted

Defendant-type

Law-enforcement

Discrimination-basis

National origin discrimination

Religion discrimination

General

Disparate Treatment

Family reunification

Terrorism/Post 9-11 issues

Immigration/Border

Admission - criteria

Admission - procedure

Constitutional rights

Status/Classification

Visas - criteria

Visas - procedures

National Origin/Ethnicity

Arab/Afgani/Middle Eastern

Plaintiff Type

Non-profit NON-religious organization

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq.
Religious Freedom Rest. Act/Religious Land Use and Inst. Persons Act (RFRA/RLUIPA)


Defendant(s)	U.S. Customs and Border Protection United States
Plaintiff Description	The plaintiffs are the Detroit-based organization Arab American Civil Rights League and seven of its members, lawful permanent residents (LPRs) from Yemen and Syria, countries whose citizens are banned from traveling to the United States under President Trump's Executive Order of January 27, 2017. The LPR plaintiffs were outside the United States when the Executive Order was issued and have been denied flights or fear being denied flights.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	ACLU Chapters (any) ACLU of Michigan
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	No
Nature of Relief	Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order
Source of Relief	Litigation None yet
Order Duration	2017 - n/a
Filing Year	2017
Case Ongoing	Yes


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


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	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 ]

Docket(s)

2:17−cv−10310−VAR−SDD (E.D. Mich.)
IM-MI-0004-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 06/09/2019
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief [ECF# 1] IM-MI-0004-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 01/31/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Ex-Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order [ECF# 5] IM-MI-0004-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/02/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Notice of Relevant Authority [ECF# 7] IM-MI-0004-0006.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/02/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order Regarding Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order [ECF# 8] (E.D. Mich.) IM-MI-0004-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/02/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Motion to Dissolve Injunction and Amend order Regarding Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order [Doc.8] [ECF# 15] IM-MI-0004-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/06/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Dissolve Injunction [ECF# 20] IM-MI-0004-0005.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/07/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Dissolve Injunction [ECF# 20] IM-MI-0004-0007.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/07/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Request for a Preliminary Injunction [ECF# 24] IM-MI-0004-0008.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/08/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Plaintiffs' Notice of Withdrawal of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order [ECF# 28] IM-MI-0004-0009.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/09/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Defendants’ Reply in Support of Their Motion to Dissove Injunction and Amend Order Regarding Plaintiffs’ Motion for Temporary Restraining Order [Doc. 8] [ECF# 22] IM-MI-0004-0014.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/16/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Declaration of Ahmed Shalabi, MD [ECF# 37] IM-MI-0004-0016.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/22/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Defendants' Notice of Filing of Executive Order [ECF# 39] IM-MI-0004-0018.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/06/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Second Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief [ECF# 41] IM-MI-0004-0020.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/16/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice [ECF# 42] IM-MI-0004-0021.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/16/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Plaintiffs' Notice Regarding Defendants' Motion to Dissolve Injunction [ECF# 45] IM-MI-0004-0019.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/16/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Defendants' Renewed Motion to Vacate Permanent Injunction [ECF# 57] IM-MI-0004-0024.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/20/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order Deeming Moot Defendants' Motion to Dissolve Injunction [Doc. 15] and Renewed Motion to Vacate Injunction [Doc. 57] [ECF# 58] (E.D. Mich.) IM-MI-0004-0026.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/21/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 76] IM-MI-0004-0032.pdf \| Detail Date: 04/17/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Plantiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 86] IM-MI-0004-0035.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/08/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Brief of Amici Curiae the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, Jay Hirabayashi,Holly Yasui, Karen Korematsu, Civil Rights Organizations, and National and Michigan Bar Associations of Color in Support of Plaintiffs [ECF# 90] IM-MI-0004-0041.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/18/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Brief of Former National Security Officials as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 94] IM-MI-0004-0042.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/19/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Proposed Brief of Amici Curiae in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 95-1] IM-MI-0004-0043.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/19/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Brief of Amici Curiae Constitutional Law Professors in Support of Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 97-1] IM-MI-0004-0044.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/22/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Defendants' Reply to Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 98] IM-MI-0004-0037.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/22/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Defendants' Reply to Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 98] IM-MI-0004-0045.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/22/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Brief of Amici Curiae in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 99] IM-MI-0004-0039.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/23/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Brief of Amici Curiae Constitutional Law Professors in Support of Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 101] IM-MI-0004-0038.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/23/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Brief of Amici Curiae Constitutional Law Professors in Support of Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 101] IM-MI-0004-0046.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/23/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order Granting Defendants' Motion for Stay Pending Supreme Court Proceedings [ECF# 114] (2017 WL 2501060) (E.D. Mich.) IM-MI-0004-0055.pdf \| WESTLAW \| Detail Date: 06/09/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order: (1) Granting Joint Motion for Clarification [Doc. 188]; (2) Allowing Plaintiffs to File a Third Amended Complaint; (3) and Deeming Moot Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [Doc. 76] and Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Production of Documents [Doc. 104] [ECF# 119] (E.D. Mich.) IM-MI-0004-0056.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/16/2017 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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Judges	Davis, Stephanie Dawkins Court not on record [Magistrate] show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-9000 Roberts, Victoria A. (E.D. Mich.) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0003 \| IM-MI-0004-0026 \| IM-MI-0004-0055 \| IM-MI-0004-0056 \| IM-MI-0004-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Aoun, Rula (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0001 \| IM-MI-0004-0002 \| IM-MI-0004-0005 \| IM-MI-0004-0007 \| IM-MI-0004-0009 \| IM-MI-0004-0019 \| IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 \| IM-MI-0004-0035 Aukerman, Miriam (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0005 \| IM-MI-0004-0007 \| IM-MI-0004-0009 \| IM-MI-0004-0019 \| IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 \| IM-MI-0004-0035 \| IM-MI-0004-9000 Ayad, Nabih H (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0001 \| IM-MI-0004-0002 \| IM-MI-0004-0005 \| IM-MI-0004-0007 \| IM-MI-0004-0009 \| IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 \| IM-MI-0004-0035 \| IM-MI-0004-9000 Bagenstos, Samuel R. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0005 \| IM-MI-0004-0007 \| IM-MI-0004-0019 \| IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 \| IM-MI-0004-0035 Benson, Frederick C. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 Dakhlallah, Kassem (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0001 \| IM-MI-0004-0002 \| IM-MI-0004-0005 \| IM-MI-0004-0007 \| IM-MI-0004-0009 \| IM-MI-0004-0019 \| IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 \| IM-MI-0004-0035 \| IM-MI-0004-9000 Fadlallah, Mona (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0001 \| IM-MI-0004-0002 \| IM-MI-0004-0005 \| IM-MI-0004-0007 \| IM-MI-0004-0009 \| IM-MI-0004-0019 \| IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 \| IM-MI-0004-0035 \| IM-MI-0004-9000 Farhat, Helal (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0001 \| IM-MI-0004-0002 \| IM-MI-0004-0005 \| IM-MI-0004-0007 \| IM-MI-0004-0009 \| IM-MI-0004-0019 \| IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 \| IM-MI-0004-0035 \| IM-MI-0004-9000 Hammoud, Ali (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0001 \| IM-MI-0004-0002 \| IM-MI-0004-0005 \| IM-MI-0004-0007 \| IM-MI-0004-0009 \| IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 Korobkin, Daniel S. (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 \| IM-MI-0004-9000 Maskay, Nishchay H. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 \| IM-MI-0004-9000 Moss, Kary L. (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 Murray, William J. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 Qandah, Natalie C. (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0005 \| IM-MI-0004-0007 \| IM-MI-0004-0009 \| IM-MI-0004-0019 \| IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 \| IM-MI-0004-0035 \| IM-MI-0004-9000 Raofield, Jason C. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 \| IM-MI-0004-0035 \| IM-MI-0004-9000 Samona, Nida (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0001 \| IM-MI-0004-0002 \| IM-MI-0004-0005 \| IM-MI-0004-0007 \| IM-MI-0004-0009 \| IM-MI-0004-0019 \| IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 Schlanger, Margo J. (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0005 \| IM-MI-0004-0019 \| IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 \| IM-MI-0004-0035 \| IM-MI-0004-9000 Steffan, Taylor M. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 Steinberg, Michael J. (Michigan) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0005 \| IM-MI-0004-0007 \| IM-MI-0004-0009 \| IM-MI-0004-0019 \| IM-MI-0004-0020 \| IM-MI-0004-0021 \| IM-MI-0004-0035 \| IM-MI-0004-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Flentje, August E. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0008 \| IM-MI-0004-9000 Peachey, William Charles (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0004 \| IM-MI-0004-0006 \| IM-MI-0004-0008 \| IM-MI-0004-0014 \| IM-MI-0004-0024 \| IM-MI-0004-0032 \| IM-MI-0004-0037 \| IM-MI-0004-0045 Press, Joshua S. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0008 \| IM-MI-0004-0018 \| IM-MI-0004-0024 \| IM-MI-0004-0032 \| IM-MI-0004-0037 \| IM-MI-0004-0045 \| IM-MI-0004-9000 Readler, Chad Andrew (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0004 \| IM-MI-0004-0006 \| IM-MI-0004-0008 \| IM-MI-0004-0014 \| IM-MI-0004-0024 \| IM-MI-0004-0032 \| IM-MI-0004-0037 \| IM-MI-0004-0045 Reuveni, Erez (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0004 \| IM-MI-0004-0008 \| IM-MI-0004-0014 \| IM-MI-0004-0024 \| IM-MI-0004-0032 \| IM-MI-0004-0037 \| IM-MI-0004-0045 Shinners, Katherine J. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0037 \| IM-MI-0004-9000 Westwater, Gisela Ann (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0004 \| IM-MI-0004-0006 \| IM-MI-0004-0008 \| IM-MI-0004-0014 \| IM-MI-0004-0024 \| IM-MI-0004-0032 \| IM-MI-0004-0037 \| IM-MI-0004-0045 \| IM-MI-0004-9000 Yuh, Briana (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-MI-0004-0004 \| IM-MI-0004-0008 \| IM-MI-0004-0014 \| IM-MI-0004-0018 \| IM-MI-0004-0024 \| IM-MI-0004-0032 \| IM-MI-0004-0037 \| IM-MI-0004-0045 \| IM-MI-0004-9000
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