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Case Name
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Trump
IM-MD-0010
Docket / Court
1:18-cv-03636-ELH ( D. Md. )
State/Territory
Maryland
Case Type(s)
Immigration and/or the Border
Case Summary
On November 28, 2018, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Maryland filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The plaintiff sued U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, and the U.S. Department of State under the Administrative ...
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On November 28, 2018, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Maryland filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The plaintiff sued U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, and the U.S. Department of State under the Administrative Procedure Act and Bivens for violations of the Fifth Amendment. The plaintiff, represented by the Democracy Forward Foundation and the City of Baltimore Department of Law, sought attorneys’ fees and declaratory and injunctive relief prohibiting defendants from enforcing January 2018 changes to the State Department’s Foreign Affairs Manual. The changes were to instructions to consular officers on how to determine the likelihood a visa applicant would become a public charge if admitted to the United States. The plaintiff alleged that the increase in public benefit listed in the new definition would, in effect, decrease the number of immigrants eligible to apply for visas. The changes were made without providing the public legally required notice, explanation, and opportunity for comment.
The defendants moved to dismiss the complaint on February 25, 2019. They argued that the City of Baltimore lacked subject matter jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.
The lawsuit is ongoing.
Ashton Dubey - 10/02/2019
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Constitutional Clause
Due Process
Equal Protection
Immigration/Border
Visas - criteria
Plaintiff Type
City/County Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
U.S. Department of State
Plaintiff Description
The City of Baltimore.
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
None yet
Source of Relief
None yet
Filed
11/28/2018
Case Ongoing
Yes
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Court
Docket(s)
D. Md.
06/06/2019
1:18-cv-3636
IM-MD-0010-9000.pdf
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General Documents
D. Md.
11/28/2018
Complaint [ECF# 1]
IM-MD-0010-0001.pdf
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Judges
Hollander, Ellen Lipton
(D. Md.)
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Jones, Karianne M.
(District of Columbia)
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Lewis, John T.
(District of Columbia)
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Martinez, Elizabeth
(New Mexico)
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Sangree, Suzanne
(Maryland)
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Seel, Benjamin
(District of Columbia)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Luh, James C.
(District of Columbia)
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Other Lawyers
Baluch, Ejaz Hussain Jr.
(Maryland)
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Jones, Robert Stanton
(District of Columbia)
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Lattner, Edward Barry
(Maryland)
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Nannery, Valerie M
(District of Columbia)
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Verduzco, Brenda Ayon
(California)
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