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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Bush v. Biden

7:21-cv-00272 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: July 13, 2021

This is a case challenging the Biden administration's decision to stop building a southern border wall. On July 13, 2021, the General Land Office of the State of Texas and its then-commissioner, George P. Bush (collectively, “GLO”) sued President Biden, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Secretary of DHS in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. GLO challenged Proclamation 10142 (“the Proclamation”), which ordered DHS to stop construction of the southern U.S…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
State of California v. Trump

4:19-cv-00872 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 18, 2019

Closed Date: Aug. 2, 2023

In 2018, President Donald Trump asked Congress to appropriate $5.7 billion for construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. On February 14, 2019, Congress denied that request and instead appropriated only $1.375 billion. Although President Trump signed this appropriations bill, he simultaneously declared a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act, and directed the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and the Treasury to reallocate military and other funds in order to bui…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Texas v. US Department of Homeland Security

2:23-cv-00055 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Oct. 24, 2023

This is a case about the State of Texas and the United State’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) taking conflicting approaches to border security at the southern border. Texas claimed it was facing a rise in illegal immigration, attributing the surge in individuals seeking asylum to the Biden Administration's failure to secure the border. In response to what it perceived as federal inaction, Texas initiated Operation Lone Star in 2021 to address border security gaps. This operation included…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
O.A. v. Trump

1:18-cv-02718 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Nov. 20, 2018

Closed Date: Dec. 3, 2023

On November 20, 2018, a group of asylum seekers challenged the federal government’s latest asylum policy, which prohibited people who enter the United States along the southern border somewhere other than a designated port of entry from obtaining asylum. Specifically, the plaintiffs challenged an interim final rule promulgated on November 9, 2018, declaring all those subject to a presidential proclamation concerning the southern border ineligible for asylum. The plaintiffs also challenged the "…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Arizona v. Mayorkas

2:21-cv-00617 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: April 11, 2021

Closed Date: Feb. 6, 2023

On April 11, 2021, the State of Arizona filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Arizona sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Arizona sought injunctive and declaratory relief. Specifically, Arizona claimed that the federal defendants should have complied with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and APA by completing environm…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Ducey v. Moore

2:22-cv-01814 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: Oct. 21, 2022

This case involved a challenge to the federal government’s jurisdiction over land at Arizona’s border with Mexico and the then-Governor's efforts to build a border wall. The Governor of Arizona, Doug Ducey, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona on October 21, 2022. Defendants included the Secretary of Agriculture (Thomas J. Vilsack), the Chief of the US Forest Service (Randy Moore, and the agency), and the Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Camille Calim…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Center for Biological Diversity v. Trump

1:19-cv-00408 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 16, 2019

This case addresses the expansion of the southern border wall, a major controversy during the Trump presidency.On February 16, 2019, three non-profit organizations that defend wildlife and habitats along the southern border—the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund—filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The case was assigned to Judge Trevor N. McFadden. The plaintiffs, represented by their internal counsel,…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Sierra Club v. Trump

4:20-cv-01494 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 28, 2020

On February 15, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order, Proclamation 9844, declaring a national emergency concerning the southern border of the United States. Following Proclamation 9844, Sierra Club and Southern Border Communities Coalition filed this suit on February 28, 2020 against President Trump and his administration on its own behalf and on behalf of its 825,000 members in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Sierra Club is a national nonprofit organ…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
S.M.S.R. v. Trump

1:18-cv-02838 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Dec. 3, 2018

Closed Date: Dec. 3, 2023

On December 3, 2018, the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition (CAIR Coalition), the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), and two individual asylum seeking filed this class action lawsuit against the federal government in the District Court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuit challenged the federal government's latest asylum policy prohibiting people who enter the U.S. along the southern border somewhere other than a designated port of entry from obt…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Sierra Club v. Trump

4:19-cv-00892 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 19, 2019

In 2018, President Trump repeatedly requested Congress appropriate 5.7 billion dollars for the construction of a southern border wall. On February 14th, 2019, Congress denied this request and appropriated only 1.375 billion dollars for the construction of a strip of border fencing. While President Trump signed this appropriations bill the following day, he simultaneously declared a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act (NEA) and directed the Departments of Defense and Homeland S…