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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
Ms. L. v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

3:18-cv-00428 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 26, 2018

On February 26, 2018, an asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ms. L.) filed this lawsuit and a writ for habeas corpus in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. 2018 WL 1310160. The plaintiff sued the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its parent agency, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and several other government entities and officials, all under the federal asylum statute and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Repre…

Settled: Implementation Ongoing

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Portillo Martinez v. Hyde

1:25-cv-11909 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: July 4, 2025

On July 4, 2025, Roberto Vladimir Portillo Martinez filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Acting Director of its Boston Field Office. Petitioner challenged his detention, alleging that he was unlawfully confined in violation of the U.S. Constitution. The case was assigned to Judge Brian E. Murphy. That same day, Judge Murphy issued an emergency order prohibiting th…

Case Is Ongoing

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Quintero Chacón v. Dickerson

4:25-cv-00050 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2025

The petitioner in this case, a Venezuelan non-citizen, initially filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus on February 10, 2025 pro se in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. In his initial petition, he requested that he be released from detention in Georgia, where he soon would have been held beyond the statutory limit.  The petitioner ceased challenging deportation but could not be deported as the parties agreed that Venezuela was not taking deportations. This…

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
A.M. v. Larose

3:25-cv-01412 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: June 4, 2025

This case challenged the federal government’s alleged use of expedited removal proceedings against noncitizens arrested at federal courthouses in San Diego, without due process or access to counsel. On June 4, 2025, a Moroccan national who identifies as Western Sahrawi filed this class-action habeas corpus petition and civil complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Represented by private immigration counsel, The plaintiff sought relief on behalf of himself a…

Case Is Ongoing

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Saravia v. Sessions

3:17-cv-03615 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 22, 2017

This case, filed on June 22, 2017, was brought by a parent on behalf of her minor child for wrongful incarceration by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The complaint alleged that the child, A.H., was released into the plaintiff's custody but that a few years later, ICE arrested and detained him without cause. Represented by the ACLU of Northern California, the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project, and the private law firm Cooley LLP, the plaintiff argued that the government violated th…

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

June 22, 2017

First Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Class Action Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief

Saravia v. Sessions

Aug. 11, 2017

Order Granting the Motion for Preliminary Injunction, the Motion for Provisional Class Certification; Granting in Part and Denying in Part the Federal Defendants' Motion to Dismiss; Granting in Full the Non-Federal Defendants' Motions to Dismiss

Saravia v. Sessions

Nov. 20, 2017

Order Granting The Motion For Preliminary Injunction; Granting The Motion For Provisional Class Certification; Granting In Part And Denying In Part The Federal Defendants' Motion To Dismiss; Granting In Full The Non–Federal Defendants' Motions To Dismiss

Nov. 20, 2017

Order Granting in Part Plaintiffs' Emergency Application for Relief

Saravia v. Sessions

Nov. 27, 2017

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Corridore v. Washington

2:21-cv-10834 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: April 14, 2021

Closed Date: March 25, 2022

This case deals with an individual's right to appeal their state court conviction in federal court when the individual is tracked via ankle monitor (as opposed to held in prison). On April 27, 2017, petitioner was convicted of second degree criminal sexual conduct. On April 14, 2021, petitioner filed a petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The respondent in this case was the Michigan Department of Corrections. …

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Case Dismissed on Appeal

CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
United States v. Osageide

1:06-cv-02307 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 25, 2006

Closed Date: Dec. 11, 2009

 On March 13, 2003, defendant (also petitioner) was arrested and subsequently indicted by the U.S. government for distribution of heroin and possession with intent to distribute 50g of crack cocaine. Initially, on March 21, 2003, defendant plead not guilty. But on January 9, 2004, defendant changed his plea to guilty on one count of heroin distribution. As a result, defendant was sentenced to 97 months of imprisonment. He did not appeal this sentence.  On April 25, 2006, petitioner filed a moti…
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 …
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Faheem-El v. Klincar

1:84-cv-02561 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 27, 1984

Closed Date: July 20, 1988

This is a case that challenged the Illinois parole revocation system procedures, specifically targeting preliminary parole revocation proceedings, questioning the constitutionality of the state’s denial of bail or service credits to individuals who had violated parole, and addressing the timeliness of final parole revocation hearings. On March 27, 1984, Faheem-El brought an action, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This case was fil…