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Case Name
Irish International Immigrant Center, Inc. v. Cuccinelli
IM-MA-0018
Docket / Court
1:19-cv-11880-IT ( D. Mass. )
State/Territory
Massachusetts
Case Type(s)
Immigration and/or the Border
Special Collection
Civil Rights Challenges to Trump Immigration Enforcement Orders
Attorney Organization
ACLU Affiliates (any)
Case Summary
On September 5, 2019, the Irish International Immigrant Center filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The plaintiff sued U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) and the President of the United States under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and ...
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On September 5, 2019, the Irish International Immigrant Center filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The plaintiff sued U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) and the President of the United States under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and the Declaratory Judgment Act. The plaintiff, represented by the ACLU and private counsel, sought injunctive and declaratory relief, claiming violations of the APA and the equal protection guarantee of the Fifth Amendment. The plaintiff alleged that USCIS had illegally terminated an immigration relief program that granted “deferred action” to seriously ill individuals and their families.
For decades, USCIS has operated a humanitarian program that allowed immigrants battling serious illnesses to request immigration relief in the form of deferred action. The program helped to prevent deportation of seriously ill individuals and their families by allowing them to apply for work authorization and for protection against removal proceedings by ICE. In August 2019, the Trump Administration suddenly prohibited USCIS field offices from granting deferred action to the individuals who could ordinarily be protected by this program.
On October 29, 2019, the parties jointly moved to stay the case in order to allow them to pursue a settlement or other nonjudicial resolution to the dispute. On October 31, 2019, the judge stayed the case until January 28, 2020. The case is ongoing.
Peter Harding - 10/30/2019
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Constitutional Clause
Equal Protection
Defendant-type
Law-enforcement
Disability
disability, unspecified
Discrimination-basis
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
National origin discrimination
Race discrimination
General
Government Services (specify)
International law
Immigration/Border
Constitutional rights
Deportation - criteria
Deportation - procedure
Status/Classification
Temporary protected status
Undocumented immigrants - rights and duties
Work authorization - procedures
Medical/Mental Health
HIV/AIDS
Medical care, general
Plaintiff Type
Non-profit NON-religious organization
Causes of Action
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Plaintiff Description
The Irish International Immigrant Center, Inc. is a nonprofit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts that serves clients in Massachusetts who seek deferred action based on a serious medical need.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations
ACLU Affiliates (any)
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
09/05/2019
Case Ongoing
Yes
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Implementation of Executive Order 13768, "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States
The Washington Post
Date: May 22, 2017
By: Jefferson Sessions (U.S. Department of Justice)
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Re: Implementing the President's Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements Policies (Final, 2/20/2017)
dhs.gov
Date: Feb. 20, 2017
By: DHS Secretary John Kelly (United States Department of Homeland Security)
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Re: Enforcement of the Immigration Laws to Serve the National Interest (Final, 2/20/2017)
dhs.gov
Date: Feb. 20, 2017
By: DHS Secretary John Kelly (United States Department of Homeland Security)
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Executive Order 13767: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements
Federal Register
Date: Jan. 27, 2017
By: President Donald Trump (Office of the President)
Citation: 82 Fed. Reg. Presidential Documents 8793 (Jan. 27, 2017)
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Executive Order 13768: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States
Federal Register
Date: Jan. 25, 2017
By: President Donald Trump (Office of the President)
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Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
D. Mass.
09/23/2019
1:19-cv-11880
IM-MA-0018-9000.pdf
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General Documents
D. Mass.
09/05/2019
Complaint [ECF# 1]
IM-MA-0018-0001.pdf
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People
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Carroll, Robert D.
(Massachusetts)
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Lafaille, Adriana
(Massachusetts)
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Levy, Ira J.
(New York)
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Marino, Anthony M.
(Massachusetts)
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Nimni, Oren N.
(Massachusetts)
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Segal, Matthew
(Massachusetts)
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Walsh, Rachel
(California)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Farquhar, Rayford A.
(Massachusetts)
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