Case: Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services v. Noem

1:25-cv-00306 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 3, 2025

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Case Summary

(This is a temporary summary, while we research the case.) In this case, filed on February 3, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, a group of nonprofit immigrant advocacy organizations challenged the Trump Administration's decision to prohibit non-citizens from invoking the asylum provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act, thereby causing noncitizens seeking asylum to be deported without adjudication of their claims for protection. The complaint alleged that th…

(This is a temporary summary, while we research the case.) In this case, filed on February 3, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, a group of nonprofit immigrant advocacy organizations challenged the Trump Administration's decision to prohibit non-citizens from invoking the asylum provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act, thereby causing noncitizens seeking asylum to be deported without adjudication of their claims for protection. The complaint alleged that the decision, which was apparently made pursuant to Proclamation 10888, titled “Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion,” violated the  Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act, the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and separation of powers. 

The plaintiffs are represented by the ACLU and several other organizations, and by the law firm Jenner & Block.  The case is ongoing. 

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Gelernt, Lee (District of Columbia)

Harrison, Lindsay C. (District of Columbia)

Spitzer, Arthur B. (District of Columbia)

Zwick, Keren Hart (District of Columbia)

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1:25-cv-00306

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Refugee and Immigration Center for Education and Legal Services v. Noem

Feb. 3, 2025

Feb. 3, 2025

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69606027/refugee-and-immigrant-center-for-education-and-legal-services-v-noem/

Last updated Feb. 3, 2025, 6:34 p.m.

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COMPLAINT against MICHAEL BANKS, PETE R. FLORES, JAMES MCHENRY, KRISTI NOEM, MARCO RUBIO, DIANE SABATINO, DONALD J. TRUMP, U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, CALEB VITELLO ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11452356) filed by LAS AMERICAS IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY CENTER, REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND LEGAL SERVICES, FLORENCE IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE RIGHTS PROJECT. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons, # 7 Summons, # 8 Summons, # 9 Summons, # 10 Summons, # 11 Summons, # 12 Summons, # 13 Summons, # 14 Summons, # 15 Summons, # 16 Summons)(Harrison, Lindsay) (Entered: 02/03/2025)

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NOTICE of Appearance by Arthur B. Spitzer on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Spitzer, Arthur) (Entered: 02/03/2025)

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NOTICE of Appearance by Keren Hart Zwick on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Zwick, Keren) (Entered: 02/03/2025)

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NOTICE of Appearance by Lee Gelernt on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Gelernt, Lee) (Entered: 02/03/2025)

Feb. 3, 2025

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