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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Flores v. Reno

2:85-cv-04544 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: July 11, 1985

Note: We've tagged this case as one challenging President Trump's immigration executive orders because those executive orders and their implementing memoranda, included as "resources," below, touch on many of the matters subject to longstanding court oversight in this case. On July 11, 1985, attorneys from the National Center for Immigrants' Rights, the National Center for Youth Law, and the ACLU Foundation of Southern California represented four minors who filed this class action complaint aga…

Settled: Implementation Ongoing

Appeal Pending

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
National TPS Alliance v. Noem

3:25-cv-05687 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 7, 2025

This case is about the federal government’s termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. On July 7, 2025, the National TPS Alliance and private plaintiffs who are individual TPS holders filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), its Secretary, and the United States under the Administrative Procedure Act and the Fifth Amendment. The case was assigned to Judge Trina…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

CHILD WELFARE
Katie A. v. Bonta

2:02-cv-05662 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: July 18, 2002

This lawsuit was filed in the Central District of California on July 18, 2002, by the class of children and young adults who (a) are in the custody of Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services; (b) have a behavioral, emotional, or psychiatric impairment; and (c) need individualized mental health services. The suit is against County and State agencies for neglecting their responsibilities to provide mental health care services to foster children in California. Plaintiffs soug…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Gregorio T v. Pete Wilson

2:94-cv-07652 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 10, 1994

On November 10, 1994, the plaintiff — a private individual, represented by the ACLU Foundation for Southern California— filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the governor of California, the Attorney General, and other state officials challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 187. Proposition 187 was a ballot initiative, as part of the November 1994 general election. It was passed by a vote of 59% to 41% and became effective the follow…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Emily Q. v. Bonta

2:98-cv-04181 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: May 27, 1998

Closed Date: Sept. 15, 2011

On May 27, 1998 a group of seven children with intensive mental health needs who were eligible for Medi-Cal benefits filed suit against the California Department of Health Services in the Federal District Court for the Central District of California alleging violations of the Medicaid Act. They contended they were entitled under federal law to mental health benefits that were being denied to them, specifically Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS). They sought injunctive relief requiring that t…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Roman v. Wolf

5:20-cv-00768 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 13, 2020

This case concerns the due process rights of immigration detainees in the Adelanto ICE Processing Center during the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 13, 2020, immigration detainees filed this lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), and the warden of the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Represented by private counsel and the ACLU of Southern California, the petitioners …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Kuang v. United States Department of Defense

4:18-cv-03698 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 21, 2018

Closed Date: May 3, 2021

On June 21, 2018, plaintiffs—lawful permanent residents ("LPRs")—filed a class action complaint against the U.S. Department of Defense (“DOD”) in the Northern District of California. Represented by private counsel as well as the ACLU Foundations of Northern and Southern California, the plaintiffs alleged that a new DOD policy—promulgated via a memo on October 13—unfairly targeted LPRs and unlawfully prevented them from serving in the nation’s military. The DOD policy noted that LPRs could not b…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Reversed

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Samma v. United States Department of Defense

1:20-cv-01104 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 28, 2020

This case challenged a Department of Defense (DOD) policy, issued during the first Trump administration, that withheld certifications of military service required for naturalization from non-citizens serving in the United States Armed Forces. Plaintiffs are non-citizens serving in the United States Armed Forces who seek to naturalize as United States citizens. They, along with thousands of other non-citizen service members, are presently serving this country across the Armed Forces at myriad ba…

Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Askins v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

3:12-cv-02600 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 24, 2012

On October 24, 2012, two U.S. citizens detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) after taking pictures of ports of entry filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, under 5 U.S.C. § 702, 28 U.S.C. § 2201 and Bivens, against CBP, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security. The plaintiffs, represented by attorneys from the ACLU of San Diego and private counsel, sought injunctive, declaratory, and monetary relief, alleging that CBP's pol…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Ernesto Torres v. United States Department of Homeland Security

5:18-cv-02604 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 14, 2018

On December 14, 2018, before the coronavirus hit the U.S., plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleging that the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE"), and Orange County Sheriff's Department ("OCSD") were preventing them from conferring with their counsel about upcoming immigration proceedings. The plaintiff, represented by the ACLU, requested that the class be defined as al…

Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief

Torres v. United States Department of Homeland Security

Dec. 14, 2018

Order (1) Denying Federal Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. No. 79) and (2) Granting in Part and Denying in Part GEO’s Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. No. 80) (In Chambers))

Torres v. United States Department of Homeland Security

Oct. 24, 2019

Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of their Application for a Temporary Restraining Order

Torres v. United States Department of Homeland Security

March 26, 2020

Order (1) Granting Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order (Dkt. No. 127) (In Chambers)

Ernesto Torres v. United States Department of Homeland Security

April 11, 2020

Order (1) Granting Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order (Dkt. No. 127) (In Chambers)

Torres v. United States Department of Homeland Security

April 11, 2020

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