Case: Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. United States Department of Health and Human Services

3:25-cv-02847 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: March 26, 2025

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Case Summary

On March 21, 2025, the Trump administration officially terminated funding for legal representation for unaccompanied immigrant children. This case challenges this action. On March 26, 2025, Community Legal Services and other non-profit legal services and advocacy groups for immigrants and refugees filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), HHS's Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), and th…

On March 21, 2025, the Trump administration officially terminated funding for legal representation for unaccompanied immigrant children. This case challenges this action.

On March 26, 2025, Community Legal Services and other non-profit legal services and advocacy groups for immigrants and refugees filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), HHS's Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), and the Department of the Interior (DOI). Plaintiffs alleged violations of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Represented by Immigrants Defender Law Center, Justice Action Center and Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, plaintiffs sought declaratory judgment and a nationwide injunction to compel the government to reinstate this funding and continue providing legal counsel. The case was assigned to Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin.

On March 27, 2025, plaintiffs moved for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction, which Judge Martinez-Olguin granted the same day, effective through April 16, 2025. The TRO barred the government from terminating, suspending, or reducing funding for legal representation of unaccompanied children, and required the continued disbursement of funds to legal service providers at the levels in effect as of March 20, 2025. It also prohibited the implementation of any new policies or directives inconsistent with those funding obligations, pending resolution of a preliminary injunction motion.

The same day, the government moved to dissolve the TRO on the basis that there had been a significant change in controlling law, affirming the discretion of federal agencies to make funding determinations without judicial interference, following the Supreme Court’s decision in Department of Education v. California.

On April 4, 2025, the plaintiffs moved for preliminary injunction.

On April 7, 2025, the plaintiffs filed a motion to enforce the TRO, alleging that the government had not complied with the court’s order.

On April 9, 2025, the government filed a motion for recusal of the district judge, asserting that Judge Martinez-Olguin was biased in favor of the plaintiffs because of her prior role as managing attorney at Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto.

In light of the recusal motion, on April 10, 2025, the court extended the TRO through April 30, 2025, and scheduled a joint hearing on April 23, 2025, to consider both the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction and the government’s motion to dissolve the order.

On April 12, 2025, the government appealed the TRO to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (docket 25-2358). Two days later, they sought a stay pending resolution of that appeal. The Ninth Circuit denied relief on April 18, holding that the time-limited TRO was not appealable. 2025 WL 1189827. On May 5, the court denied rehearing en banc.

Back in the district court, Judge Martinez-Olguin denied recusal on April 17, 2025, stating that a judge's past employment at a plaintiff organization does not, by itself, create a presumption of bias. 2025 WL 1346877. She reasoned that the recusal statute requires more than a mere suggestion of prejudice. She also noted that the central issue for recusal is whether a judge was involved in the specific litigation as an advocate before taking the bench, not that they simply worked for a legal employer or practiced in a given area of law.

On April 29, 2025 the district court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. 780 F.Supp.3d 897. It held that the plaintiffs had standing and that the Tucker Act did not require the claims to be brought in the Court of Federal Claims, since they did not sound in contract. On the merits, the court found that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on three APA challenges. First, the court found that the government likely violated the TVPRA by cutting all funding for direct legal representation without any alternative plan to ensure unaccompanied children received legal counsel as required by statute. Second, the court held that ORR failed to follow its own regulations, which required the agency to fund legal services when appropriations were available and pro bono counsel was not feasible. Ending all funding, the court concluded, was inconsistent with this obligation. Third, the court determined that the decision was likely arbitrary and capricious because the government failed to provide a reasoned explanation supported by evidence and instead relied on post hoc attorney argument. Accordingly, the court enjoined the government from withdrawing ORR services or funding in place as of March 20, 2025, including funding for direct legal representation under the TVPRA and ORR’s Foundational Rule. The injunction barred any cutoff of congressionally appropriated funds while it remains in effect.

On May 1, 2025, the government appealed the preliminary injunction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Then, on May 13, 2025, the government moved to stay the preliminary injunction, which the court denied the next day. 137 F.4th 932. The court found that there was no Tucker Act obstacle to the suit and that the government had not demonstrated irreparable harm from the challenged injunction. The court denied the government’s subsequent petition for rehearing en banc on May 26, 2025, over a dissent by Judges Bumatay and VanDyke, who raised concerns about judicial overreach and separation of powers.

On October 10, 2025, the Ninth Circuit denied the government’s petition for rehearing en banc. The court reaffirmed that the plaintiffs’ APA claims were properly before the district court because they sought to enforce statutory and regulatory obligations under the TVPRA and the Foundational Rule, rather than to enforce any contractual rights. The panel concluded that the case fell outside the Tucker Act’s jurisdictional scope and within the purview of the APA, leaving the district court’s preliminary injunction in full effect while the government’s appeal on the merits remained pending. 2025 WL 2884805.

On October 27, 2025, the parties filed a joint status report stipulating that proceedings should remain stayed pending resolution of the government’s Ninth Circuit appeal on the merits (or any petition for certiorari) and the reinstatement of Department of Justice appropriations, with dispositive-motion briefing to be revisited after appellate developments.

On November 19, 2025, defendants reported that ORR remained in full compliance with the preliminary injunction and had entered into a new contract effective November 1, 2025, ensuring uninterrupted legal services for unaccompanied children despite the expiration of its prior contract. Defendants continued to maintain that ORR was complying with the preliminary injunction in subsequent status reports filed in January, February, April, and May of 2026.

On July 1, 2026, plaintiffs filed a motion to show cause as to why defendants should not be held in civil contempt, arguing that they had failed to provide payment for legal representation services for unaccompanied minors since December 2025 in violation of the preliminary injunction. Plaintiffs maintained that ORR had sent a request to Acacia Center for Justice, with whom ORR had a contractual relationship with for legal representation services, for additional data that ORR claimed was needed in order to facilitate the payments to plaintiffs. Plaintiffs argued that this violated the preliminary injunction, and defendants had to disburse the funds.

The following day, on July 2, 2026, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion and ordered defendants to show cause as to why they should not be held in contempt for failure to comply with the preliminary injunction. Defendants filed their response on July 10, 2026, arguing that they were unable to verify that specific costs billed under the invoices were allowable, reasonable, adequately supported, and properly chargeable because they had not received the data requested from Acacia Center for Justice. Defendants maintained that once this data was received, it would disperse the funds to plaintiffs, and thus, defendants had not violated the preliminary injunction because they had now withdrawn or cut off access to congressionally appropriated funding.

On July 23, 2026, plaintiffs filed an emergency motion to enforce the preliminary injunction, seeking an order directing the court to stop their actions that have cut off access to funding for direct legal representation services for unaccompanied minors, and make all payments owed for services provided.

The court granted plaintiffs motion to enforce the preliminary injunction on August 6, 2026, holding that defendants ongoing conditioning of disbursement of required funding on receiving data from Acacia cut off access to congressionally appropriated funding, in violation of both the plain language and spirit of the preliminary injunction. The court ordered defendants to issue and release the funds that they had withheld since December 2025, and prohibited them from conditioning compliance with the order on receiving information from Acacai. 2026 WL 2271738.

As of August 10, 2026, this case remains ongoing.

Summary Authors

Kara Wilczynski (8/11/2026)

Alaa Mustafa (4/11/2025)

Victoria Tan (8/5/2025)

Michael Vandergriff (11/20/2025)

People

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Alfredson, Peter Cameron (California)

Alfredson, Mr. Peter

Appelbaum, Adina Bassin (California)

Attorney for Defendant

Alas, Dean Phillip (California)

Attorney, Christina Parascandola,

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Attorney for Plaintiff

Alfredson, Peter Cameron (California)

Alfredson, Mr. Peter

Appelbaum, Adina Bassin (California)

Attorney, Laura M.

Benz, Mr. Frederick

Benz, Frederick Evan (California)

Director, Adina Bassin

Ferreyra, Lya (California)

Flores-Perilla, Laura (California)

Galli-Graves, Brandon (California)

Halliday, Arthur (California)

Herold, Patricia Mercedes (California)

Hsieh, Samantha (California)

Huerta, Alvaro M (California)

Li, Hillary (California)

Marquart, Katherine Michelle

Miltko, Caelin Moriarity (California)

Sanudo, Ariana (California)

Scott, Carson (California)

Sturges, Laura Marie (California)

Sung, Esther Hsiao-In (California)

Tumlin, Karen Cassandra (California)

Attorney for Defendant

Alas, Dean Phillip (California)

Attorney, Christina Parascandola,

Attorney, Mr. Jonathan

Cardin, Zachary Aaron (California)

Celone, Michael (California)

Director, William Charles

Fitzgerald-Sambou, Elizabeth K.

Masetta-Alvarez, Katelyn (California)

Parascandola, Christina (California)

Ross, Jonathan Kevin (California)

Silvis, William Charles (California)

Other

Bien-Kahn, Benjamin Joseph (California)

Corrigan, Virginia

Counsel, Ms. Elizabeth

Crawford, Ashley Brooke (California)

Liu, Jane (California)

Moeel, Shaffy (California)

Petrick, Ms. Josephine

Robbins, Joshua

Roberts, Clement S.

Vinson, Ashley B.

Wroe, Mishan Raini (California)

Zehmer, Lauren Willard

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1 3:25-cv-02847	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief	March 26, 2025	March 26, 2025 Complaint
7 3:25-cv-02847	Plaintiff's Notice of Motion and Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction and Memorandum of Points Authorities in Support Therof	March 27, 2025	March 27, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
37 3:25-cv-02847	Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion and Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and Memorandum of Points Authorities in Support Thereof	April 4, 2025	April 4, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
5 25-02358	Emergency Motion Pursuant to Circuit Rule 27-3 for Stay Pending Appeal Relief Requested by April 16, 2025 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	April 14, 2025	April 14, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
69 3:25-cv-02847	Order on Motion for Recusal	April 17, 2025	April 17, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 1346877
16 25-02358	Order on Motion to Appeal Temporary Restraining Order and Emergency Motion U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	April 18, 2025	April 18, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 1189827
17 25-02358	Defendants-Appellants' Petition for Rehearing En Banc from the Panel's Order of April 18, 2025 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	April 23, 2025	April 23, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
78 3:25-cv-02847	Amicus Curiae Brief of Former Officials of the United States Department of Health and Human Services in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction	April 23, 2025	April 23, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
20 25-02358	Order U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	April 24, 2025	April 24, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 1191733
87 3:25-cv-02847	Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction	April 29, 2025	April 29, 2025 Order/Opinion 780 F.Supp.3d 897

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Last updated Aug. 21, 2026, 4:44 a.m.

Docket for: Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. United States Department of Health and Human Services

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
82	April 28, 2025	NOTICE by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior re 74 Opposition/Response to Motion, (Attachments: # 1 Signed Roberts Supp. Decl)(Ross, Jonathan) (Filed on 4/28/2025) (Entered: 04/28/2025) 1 Signed Roberts Supp. Decl View on PACER	RECAP
83	April 28, 2025	Transcript of Proceedings held on April 23, 2025, before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. Court Reporter, Marla F. Knox, RPR, CRR, RMR, telephone number (602) 391-6990/email marla_knox@cand.uscourts.gov. Per General Order No. 59 and Judicial Conference policy, this transcript may be viewed only at the Clerk's Office public terminal or may be purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber until the deadline for the Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Any Notice of Intent to Request Redaction, if required, is due no later than 5 business days from date of this filing. (Re 81 Transcript Order, ) Release of Transcript Restriction set for 7/28/2025. (Related documents(s) 81 ) (mfk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/28/2025) (Entered: 04/28/2025)	RECAP
84	April 28, 2025	REPLY (re 53 Second MOTION to Enforce Judgment and Proposed Order, 40 MOTION to Enforce Judgment PLAINTIFFS EMERGENCY MOTION TO ENFORCE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER ) filed byRocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Huerta, Alvaro) (Filed on 4/28/2025) (Entered: 04/28/2025) 1 Declaration View on PACER	RECAP
85	April 28, 2025	TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 4/23/2025 before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin by Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, for Court Reporter Marla Knox. (Huerta, Alvaro) (Filed on 4/28/2025) (Entered: 04/28/2025)	RECAP
86	April 29, 2025	MOTION for Leave to File Supplement to Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction (ECF 63) filed by Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Laura Nally (Amica Center))(Tumlin, Karen) (Filed on 4/29/2025) (Entered: 04/29/2025) 1 Declaration of Laura Nally (Amica Center) View on PACER	RECAP
87	April 29, 2025	Order GRANTING 37 Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on April 29, 2025. (amolc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/29/2025) (Entered: 04/29/2025)	Clearinghouse
88	April 30, 2025	NOTICE OF APPEAL to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals filed by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. Appeal of Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction 87 (Appeal fee FEE WAIVED.) (Ross, Jonathan) (Filed on 4/30/2025) (Entered: 04/30/2025)	RECAP
92	May 1, 2025	USCA Case No. 25-2808 Preliminary Injunction Scheduling Order as to 88 Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit, filed by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Department of the Interior, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 56 Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit, filed by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Department of the Interior, Office of Refugee Resettlement. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/1/2025) (Entered: 05/05/2025)	RECAP
90	May 2, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Zachary Aaron Cardin on behalf of United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior (Cardin, Zachary) (Filed on 5/2/2025) (Entered: 05/02/2025)	RECAP
91	May 2, 2025	STATUS REPORT by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Sharon Roberts)(Masetta-Alvarez, Katelyn) (Filed on 5/2/2025) (Entered: 05/02/2025) 1 Declaration of Sharon Roberts View on RECAP	RECAP
	May 2, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
93	May 5, 2025	MOTION to Stay re 87 Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. Motion Hearing set for 6/12/2025 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. Responses due by 5/19/2025. Replies due by 5/27/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Masetta-Alvarez, Katelyn) (Filed on 5/5/2025) (Entered: 05/05/2025) 1 Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
94	May 5, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Karen Cassandra Tumlin on behalf of Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (Tumlin, Karen) (Filed on 5/5/2025) (Entered: 05/05/2025)	RECAP
	May 5, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
95	May 6, 2025	ORDER. Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on 5/6/2025. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/6/2025) (Entered: 05/06/2025)	RECAP
96	May 8, 2025	Notice of Withdrawal of Motion to Enforce Without Prejudice (Huerta, Alvaro) (Filed on 5/8/2025) (Entered: 05/08/2025)	RECAP
97	May 8, 2025	ORDER of USCA Case No. 25-2808 as to 92 USCA Scheduling Order. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/8/2025) (Entered: 05/09/2025)	RECAP
98	May 9, 2025	STATUS REPORT by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. (Ross, Jonathan) (Filed on 5/9/2025) (Entered: 05/09/2025)	RECAP
99	May 9, 2025	USCA Motion to Stay Lower Court or Agency Proceedings, Order, or Judgment Case No. 25-2808 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for 97 USCA Order. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/9/2025) (Entered: 05/12/2025)	RECAP
100	May 12, 2025	USCA Reply to Response Case No. 25-2808 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for 99 USCA Case Number. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/12/2025) (Entered: 05/14/2025)	RECAP
101	May 14, 2025	ORDER Filed For Publication of Case No. 25-2808 USCA as to 88 Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit, filed by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Department of the Interior, Office of Refugee Resettlement. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/14/2025) (Entered: 05/19/2025)	RECAP
102	May 19, 2025	OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 93 MOTION to Stay re 87 Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction ) filed byRocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Huerta, Alvaro) (Filed on 5/19/2025) (Entered: 05/19/2025) 1 Exhibit View on PACER	RECAP
103	May 20, 2025	ORDER-Updated Chambers Order for Publication of USCA as to 97 USCA Order. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/20/2025) (Entered: 05/21/2025)	RECAP
104	May 23, 2025	STATUS REPORT by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. (Cardin, Zachary) (Filed on 5/23/2025) (Entered: 05/23/2025)	RECAP
105	May 27, 2025	REPLY in support of (re 93 MOTION to Stay re 87 Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction ) filed by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. (Masetta-Alvarez, Katelyn) (Filed on 5/27/2025) Modified on 5/28/2025 (kmg, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 05/27/2025)	RECAP
106	May 29, 2025	ORDER of USCA Case No. 25-2808. USCA Order The response shall not exceed 4200 words and shall be filed within 21 days of the date of this order. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/29/2025) (Entered: 05/30/2025)	RECAP
107	May 30, 2025	Order DENYING 93 motion to stay pending appeal. Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on May 30, 2025. (amolc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/30/2025) (Entered: 05/30/2025)	RECAP
108	June 5, 2025	ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Ross, Jonathan) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	RECAP
109	June 5, 2025	ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Scott, Carson) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	RECAP
110	June 6, 2025	MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint filed by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 7/31/2025 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor. Responses due by 6/20/2025. Replies due by 6/27/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Celone, Michael) (Filed on 6/6/2025) (Entered: 06/06/2025) 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order View on PACER	RECAP
111	June 13, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Katherine Michelle Marquart on behalf of Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (Marquart, Katherine) (Filed on 6/13/2025) (Entered: 06/13/2025)	RECAP
112	June 13, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Ariana Sanudo on behalf of Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (Sanudo, Ariana) (Filed on 6/13/2025) (Entered: 06/13/2025)	RECAP
113	June 13, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Arthur Halliday on behalf of Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (Halliday, Arthur) (Filed on 6/13/2025) (Entered: 06/13/2025)	RECAP
114	June 13, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20789650.) filed by Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. (Herold, Patricia) (Filed on 6/13/2025) (Entered: 06/13/2025)	RECAP
115	June 13, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20789651.) filed by Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. (Sturges, Laura) (Filed on 6/13/2025) (Entered: 06/13/2025)	RECAP
116	June 13, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20789658.) filed by Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. (Miltko, Caelin) (Filed on 6/13/2025) (Entered: 06/13/2025)	RECAP
	June 13, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
117	June 16, 2025	Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 114 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Patricia Herold. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/16/2025) (Entered: 06/16/2025)	RECAP
118	June 16, 2025	Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 115 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Laura Sturges. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/16/2025) (Entered: 06/16/2025)	RECAP
119	June 16, 2025	Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 116 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Caelin Andrea Moriarity Miltko. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/16/2025) (Entered: 06/16/2025)	RECAP
120	June 18, 2025	ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to Appear by Video Conference filed by Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. Responses due by 6/23/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Stipulation re Plaintiffs' Unopposed Administrative Motion to Appear by Video Conference, # 2 Proposed Order)(Sturges, Laura) (Filed on 6/18/2025) (Entered: 06/18/2025)	RECAP
121	June 20, 2025	OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 110 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint ) filed byRocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. (Sturges, Laura) (Filed on 6/20/2025) (Entered: 06/20/2025)	RECAP
122	June 20, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Christina Parascandola on behalf of United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior (Parascandola, Christina) (Filed on 6/20/2025) (Entered: 06/20/2025)	RECAP
123	June 20, 2025	CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. (Parascandola, Christina) (Filed on 6/20/2025) (Entered: 06/20/2025)	RECAP
124	June 20, 2025	JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT - Correction to Docket 123 filed by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. (Parascandola, Christina) (Filed on 6/20/2025) Modified on 6/23/2025 (tn, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 06/20/2025)	RECAP
	June 20, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
125	June 23, 2025	ORDER RE: CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND PRODUCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD. Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on 6/23/2025. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2025) (Entered: 06/23/2025)	RECAP
126	June 27, 2025	REPLY (re 110 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint ) filed byUnited States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. (Parascandola, Christina) (Filed on 6/27/2025) (Entered: 06/27/2025)	RECAP
127	July 7, 2025	STATUS REPORT by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. (Cardin, Zachary) (Filed on 7/7/2025) (Entered: 07/07/2025)	RECAP
128	July 17, 2025	Order DENYING 110 Motion to Dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The hearing set for July 31, 2025, is VACATED. Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on July 17, 2025. (amolc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/17/2025) (Entered: 07/17/2025)	RECAP
129	July 31, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Dean Phillip De Las Alas on behalf of United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior (De Las Alas, Dean) (Filed on 7/31/2025) (Entered: 07/31/2025)	RECAP
130	July 31, 2025	ANSWER to Complaint by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. (De Las Alas, Dean) (Filed on 7/31/2025) (Entered: 07/31/2025)	RECAP
	July 31, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
131	Aug. 1, 2025	ORDER re case schedule. The Court ORDERS Defendants to file a certification on the docket following service of the administrative record. The Court further ORDERS the parties to meet and confer and, within 14 days following service of the administrative record, jointly submit a proposed briefing schedule on the anticipated dispositive motions. Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on August 1, 2025. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (amolc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/1/2025) (Entered: 08/01/2025)	RECAP
	Aug. 1, 2025	Order
132	Aug. 18, 2025	NOTICEof Production of Administrative Record by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit - Certification of Administrative Record, # 2 Appendix - Index of Administrative Record)(Masetta-Alvarez, Katelyn) (Filed on 8/18/2025) Modified on 8/19/2025 (kmg, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 08/18/2025) 1 Affidavit - Certification of Administrative Record View on PACER 2 Appendix - Index of Administrative Record View on PACER	RECAP
133	Aug. 19, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21026930.) filed by Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Li, Hillary) (Filed on 8/19/2025) (Entered: 08/19/2025)	RECAP
134	Aug. 19, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21027055.) filed by Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Galli-Graves, Brandon) (Filed on 8/19/2025) (Entered: 08/19/2025)	RECAP
135	Aug. 19, 2025	Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 133 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Hillary Li. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/19/2025) (Entered: 08/19/2025)	RECAP
136	Aug. 19, 2025	Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 134 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Brandon Galli-Graves. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/19/2025) (Entered: 08/19/2025)	RECAP
137	Aug. 21, 2025	STATUS REPORT by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. (De Las Alas, Dean) (Filed on 8/21/2025) (Entered: 08/21/2025)	RECAP
138	Aug. 27, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Brandon Galli-Graves on behalf of Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (Galli-Graves, Brandon) (Filed on 8/27/2025) (Entered: 08/27/2025)	RECAP
	Aug. 27, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
139	Sept. 2, 2025	STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 131 Order,, filed by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. (Parascandola, Christina) (Filed on 9/2/2025) (Entered: 09/02/2025)	RECAP
140	Sept. 3, 2025	Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 139 Stipulation to Postpone Submission of Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule for Dispositive Motions. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/3/2025) (Entered: 09/03/2025)	Clearinghouse
141	Sept. 24, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Hillary Li on behalf of Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (Li, Hillary) (Filed on 9/24/2025) (Entered: 09/24/2025)	RECAP
	Sept. 24, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
142	Oct. 6, 2025	STATUS REPORT by United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of the Interior. (De Las Alas, Dean) (Filed on 10/6/2025) (Entered: 10/06/2025)	RECAP
143	Oct. 15, 2025	USCA Order 25-2808 US Court of Appeals 9th Circuit (kam2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/15/2025) Modified on 10/16/2025 (kmg, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 10/15/2025)	RECAP
144	Oct. 24, 2025	STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re Status Report (Joint) filed by Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Social Justice Collaborative, Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. (Sturges, Laura) (Filed on 10/24/2025) (Entered: 10/24/2025)	RECAP
145	Oct. 27, 2025	Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 144 Stipulation RE: Status Report. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/27/2025) (Entered: 10/27/2025)	RECAP
146	Nov. 19, 2025	STATUS REPORT Required by Preliminary Injunction by Department of the Interior, Office of Refugee Resettlement, United States Department of Health and Human Services. (De Las Alas, Dean) (Filed on 11/19/2025) (Entered: 11/19/2025)	RECAP
147	Dec. 11, 2025	RESPONSE re 146 Status Report by Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Social Justice Collaborative, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project. (Sturges, Laura) (Filed on 12/11/2025) (Entered: 12/11/2025)	RECAP
148	Jan. 5, 2026	STATUS REPORT by Department of the Interior, Office of Refugee Resettlement, United States Department of Health and Human Services. (De Las Alas, Dean) (Filed on 1/5/2026) (Entered: 01/05/2026)	RECAP
149	Jan. 15, 2026	NOTICE of Withdrawal filed by Dean Phillip De Las Alas, no longer appearing on behalf of Department of the Interior, Office of Refugee Resettlement, United States Department of Health and Human Services in this case (De Las Alas, Dean) (Filed on 1/15/2026) (Entered: 01/15/2026)	RECAP
	Jan. 15, 2026	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
150	Feb. 19, 2026	STATUS REPORT by Department of the Interior, Office of Refugee Resettlement, United States Department of Health and Human Services. (Cardin, Zachary) (Filed on 2/19/2026) (Entered: 02/19/2026)	RECAP
151	Feb. 20, 2026	STATUS REPORT Amended by Department of the Interior, Office of Refugee Resettlement, United States Department of Health and Human Services. (Cardin, Zachary) (Filed on 2/20/2026) (Entered: 02/20/2026)	RECAP
152	March 12, 2026	NOTICE of Withdrawal filed by Jonathan Kevin Ross, no longer appearing on behalf of Department of the Interior, Office of Refugee Resettlement, United States Department of Health and Human Services in this case (Ross, Jonathan) (Filed on 3/12/2026) (Entered: 03/12/2026)	RECAP
	March 12, 2026	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
153	April 6, 2026	STATUS REPORT by Department of the Interior, Office of Refugee Resettlement, United States Department of Health and Human Services. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Parascandola, Christina) (Filed on 4/6/2026) (Entered: 04/06/2026) 1 Exhibit A View on RECAP	RECAP
154	April 28, 2026	NOTICE of Withdrawal filed by Christina Parascandola, no longer appearing on behalf of Department of the Interior, Office of Refugee Resettlement, United States Department of Health and Human Services in this case (Parascandola, Christina) (Filed on 4/28/2026) (Entered: 04/28/2026)	RECAP
	April 28, 2026	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
155	May 12, 2026	CLERKS NOTICE REGARDING LOCATION CHANGE FOR JUDGE ARACELI MARTÍNEZ-OLGUÍNEffective May 26, 2026:Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín's courtroom and chambers will be located at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and United States Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612.On or after the effective date, all court appearances, filings, and deliveries of chambers copies must be made at the Oakland Courthouse (https://cand.uscourts.gov/about-court/court-locations). For updated scheduling information, please visit https://cand.uscourts.gov/judges/amo/martinez-olguin-araceli.Judge Martínez-Olguín's case assignments will be updated to reflect the correct office assignment (for example: 3:26-cv-00123-AMO will now be 4:26-cv-00123-AMO). (kab-adi, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/12/2026) (Entered: 05/12/2026)	RECAP
	May 12, 2026	Clerks Notice ADI
156	May 21, 2026	STATUS REPORT by United States Department of Health and Human Services. (Cardin, Zachary) (Filed on 5/21/2026) (Entered: 05/21/2026)	RECAP
157	July 1, 2026	MOTION for Order to Show Cause Why Defendants Should Not Be Held in Civil Contempt filed by Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Social Justice Collaborative, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project. Motion Hearing set for 10/1/2026 02:00 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. Responses due by 7/15/2026. Replies due by 7/22/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Laura Sturges, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Declaration of Donovan Kalous, # 4 Proposed Order)(Sturges, Laura) (Filed on 7/1/2026) (Entered: 07/01/2026) 1 Declaration of Laura Sturges View on RECAP 2 Exhibit A View on RECAP 3 Declaration of Donovan Kalous View on RECAP 4 Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
158	July 2, 2026	ORDER re 157 : Based on the record and good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' motion. The Court ORDERS Defendants to SHOW CAUSE why they should not be held in contempt for failure to comply with the preliminary injunction. Defendants shall file their written response by no later than noon on July 10, 2026. The Court SETS a hearing to discuss Defendants' compliance for July 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom. Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on July 2, 2026. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (amolc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/2/2026) (Entered: 07/02/2026)	RECAP
	July 2, 2026	Order on Motion to Show Cause
159	July 6, 2026	CLERKS NOTICE SETTING ZOOM HEARING. Responses due by 7/10/2026 no later than noon. Order to Show Cause Hearing set for 7/16/2026 at 10:00 AM. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar.Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/martinez-olguin-araceli-amo/Court Appearances: Advanced notice for main speaker is required of counsel or parties who wish to be identified by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. A joint list of names must be sent to the CRD at AMOCRD@cand.uscourts.gov no later than July 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM PST.Civ LR 77-3(d). Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited.Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://cand.uscourts.gov/zoom. (Related documents(s) 158 ) (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jlg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/6/2026) (Entered: 07/06/2026)	RECAP
160	July 6, 2026	STATUS REPORT by Department of the Interior, Office of Refugee Resettlement, United States Department of Health and Human Services. (Cardin, Zachary) (Filed on 7/6/2026) (Entered: 07/06/2026)	RECAP
	July 6, 2026	Clerk's Notice Setting Zoom Hearing
161	July 10, 2026	RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Department of the Interior, Office of Refugee Resettlement, United States Department of Health and Human Services . (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (Declaration of Richard Debany), # 2 Exhibits to Debany Declaration (Exh. 1 to 7)(Celone, Michael) (Filed on 7/10/2026) Modified on 7/13/2026 (kmg, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 07/10/2026) 1 Exhibit Exhibit A (Declaration of Richard Debany) View on RECAP 2 Exhibit Exhibits to Debany Declaration (Exh. 1 to 7) View on RECAP	RECAP
162	July 15, 2026	MOTION to Remove Incorrectly Filed Document Dkt. No. 161-2 (Exhibits to Declaration of Richard Debany) filed by Department of the Interior, Office of Refugee Resettlement, United States Department of Health and Human Services. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit CORRECTED Exhibits to Replace Dkt. No. 161-2)(Celone, Michael) (Filed on 7/15/2026) (Entered: 07/15/2026) 1 Exhibit CORRECTED Exhibits to Replace Dkt. No. 161-2 View on RECAP	RECAP
163	July 15, 2026	Order re 162 : The Court GRANTS the Defendant's request to remove incorrectly filed docket as modified. The Court ORDERS the Clerk to permanently seal Dkt. No. 161-2. Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on July 15, 2026. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (amolc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/15/2026) (Entered: 07/15/2026)	RECAP
	July 15, 2026	Order on Motion to Remove Incorrectly Filed Document
164	July 16, 2026	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin: Show Cause Hearing held on 7/16/2026. Parties are ordered to meet and confer to clarify the docket, any further motions and referral to Magistrate Judge. Status Report due by 7/23/2026. Zoom Recording Time: 10:00 - 10:10 AM. Plaintiff Attorney: Caelin Moriarity Miltko; Laura Sturges. Defendant Attorney: Zachary Cardin. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (dms, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 7/16/2026) (Entered: 07/16/2026)	RECAP
	July 16, 2026	1 - Terminate Deadlines and Hearings AND Show Cause Hearing AND ~Util - Set Deadlines
165	July 23, 2026	STATUS REPORT (Joint) by Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Social Justice Collaborative, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project. (Sturges, Laura) (Filed on 7/23/2026) (Entered: 07/23/2026)	RECAP
166	July 23, 2026	Emergency MOTION Enforce the Preliminary Injunction re 87 Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by Amica Center For Immigrant Rights, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Estrella Del Paso, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Social Justice Collaborative, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project. Motion Hearing set for 8/27/2026 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. Responses due by 8/6/2026. Replies due by 8/13/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Michael Lukens, # 2 Exhibit A to the Lukens Declaration, # 3 Declaration of Marion Donovan-Kaloust, # 4 Declaration of Wendy Young, # 5 Declaration of Elizabeth Sanchez Kennedy, # 6 Declaration of Sui Chung, # 7 Declaration of Katrina Logan, # 8 Declaration of Alicia R. Horst, # 9 Declaration of Vanessa Gutierrez, # 10 Declaration of Lauren Fisher Flores, # 11 Declaration of Bethany E. Bragg, # 12 Declaration of Cristel Stefany Martinez, # 13 Declaration of Melissa M. Lopez, # 14 Proposed Order)(Sturges, Laura) (Filed on 7/23/2026) (Entered: 07/23/2026) 1 Declaration of Michael Lukens View on RECAP 2 Exhibit A to the Lukens Declaration View on RECAP 3 Declaration of Marion Donovan-Kaloust View on RECAP 4 Declaration of Wendy Young View on RECAP 5 Declaration of Elizabeth Sanchez Kennedy View on RECAP 6 Declaration of Sui Chung View on RECAP 7 Declaration of Katrina Logan View on RECAP 8 Declaration of Alicia R. Horst View on RECAP 9 Declaration of Vanessa Gutierrez View on RECAP 10 Declaration of Lauren Fisher Flores View on RECAP 11 Declaration of Bethany E. Bragg View on RECAP 12 Declaration of Cristel Stefany Martinez View on RECAP 13 Declaration of Melissa M. Lopez View on RECAP 14 Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

California

Case Type(s):

Immigration and/or the Border

Child Welfare

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 26, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Non-profit organizations focused on immigration

Plaintiff Type(s):

Non-profit NON-religious organization

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Federal

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of the Interior

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Law-enforcement

Facility Type(s):

Government-run

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.

Constitutional Clause(s):

Spending/Appropriations Clauses

Other Dockets:

Northern District of California 3:25-cv-02847

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 25-02358

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 25-02808

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: None Yet / None

Relief Sought:

Declaratory judgment

Injunction

Relief Granted:

Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Content of Injunction:

Preliminary relief granted

Issues

Immigration/Border:

Immigration lawyers

Refugees

Reproductive rights:

Funding

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/46306/ (last updated 11/20/2025).