Case: C.M. v. Noem

COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against All Defendants. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-18622561, filed by Sanctuary of the South, Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, J.M.C., Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel, E.R., Florida Keys Immigration. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summon(s) - Kristi Noem, # 3 Summon(s) - U.S. Department of Homeland Security, # 4 Summon(s) - Todd Lyons, # 5 Summon(s) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, # 6 Summon(s) - Garrett Ripa, # 7 Summon(s) - Ronald DeSantis, # 8 Summon(s) - Sherea Green, # 9 Summon(s) - Kevin Guthrie, # 10 Summon(s) - Florida Division of Emergency Management, # 11 Summon(s) - Sirce Owen, # 12 Summon(s) - Executive Office for Immigration Review, # 13 Summon(s) - Attorney General of the United States, # 14 Summon(s) - U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, # 15 Summon(s) - Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, # 16 Summon(s) - Geri Bonzon-Keenan)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/16/2025)

1 Civil Cover Sheet

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2 Summon(s) - Kristi Noem

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3 Summon(s) - U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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4 Summon(s) - Todd Lyons

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5 Summon(s) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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6 Summon(s) - Garrett Ripa

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7 Summon(s) - Ronald DeSantis

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8 Summon(s) - Sherea Green

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9 Summon(s) - Kevin Guthrie

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10 Summon(s) - Florida Division of Emergency Management

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11 Summon(s) - Sirce Owen

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12 Summon(s) - Executive Office for Immigration Review

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13 Summon(s) - Attorney General of the United States

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14 Summon(s) - U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida

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15 Summon(s) - Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier

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16 Summon(s) - Geri Bonzon-Keenan

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Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren F. Louis is available to handle any or all proceedings in this case. If agreed, parties should complete and file the Consent form found on our website. It is not necessary to file a document indicating lack of consent. (ebz) (Entered: 07/17/2025)

Summons Issued as to Ronald DeSantis, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Sherea Green, Kevin Guthrie, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Sirce Owen, Garrett Ripa, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Summon(s), # 2 Summon(s), # 3 Summon(s), # 4 Summon(s), # 5 Summon(s), # 6 Summon(s), # 7 Summon(s), # 8 Summon(s), # 9 Summon(s), # 10 Summon(s), # 11 Summon(s), # 12 Summon(s), # 13 Summon(s), # 14 Summon(s))(ebz) (Entered: 07/17/2025)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Kyle Virgien. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18626186 by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. Responses due by 7/31/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Kyle Virgien, # 2 Proposed Order)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/17/2025)

MOTION for Leave to File Names Under Seal and to Proceed Under Pseudonyms and Memorandum in Support Thereof by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Victoria Slatton, # 2 Proposed Order)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/17/2025)

Notice of Pending, Refiled, Related or Similar Actions by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel (Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/17/2025)

EXPEDITED MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Katherine H. Blankenship and exhibits thereto, # 2 Declaration of Catherine Perez and exhibits thereto, # 3 Declaration of Amanda Velazquez, # 4 Declaration of Saman Movassaghi Gonzalez, # 5 Declaration of Philip Issa, # 6 Declaration of Sandra Cherfrere, # 7 Declaration of Troy Elder, # 8 Proposed Order)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/17/2025)

1 Declaration of Katherine H. Blankenship and exhibits thereto

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2 Declaration of Catherine Perez and exhibits thereto

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3 Declaration of Amanda Velazquez

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4 Declaration of Saman Movassaghi Gonzalez

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5 Declaration of Philip Issa

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6 Declaration of Sandra Cherfrere

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7 Declaration of Troy Elder

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8 Proposed Order

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MOTION to Certify Class and Memorandum of Law in Support by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. Responses due by 7/31/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Eunice H. Cho, # 2 Declaration of Paul R. Chavez, # 3 Declaration of Daniel B. Tilley, # 4 Proposed Order)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/17/2025)

1 Declaration of Eunice H. Cho

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2 Declaration of Paul R. Chavez

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3 Declaration of Daniel B. Tilley

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4 Proposed Order

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Corporate Disclosure Statement by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel (Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/17/2025)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Eunice Cho. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18626085 by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. Responses due by 7/31/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Eunice Cho, # 2 Proposed Order)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/17/2025)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Corene Kendrick. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18626153 by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. Responses due by 7/31/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Corene Kendrick, # 2 Proposed Order)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/17/2025)

Clerk's Notice of Judge Assignment and Optional Consent

PAPERLESS ORDER granting 8 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for attorney Eunice Cho. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 7/18/2025. (koy) (Entered: 07/18/2025)

PAPERLESS ORDER granting 9 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for attorney Corene Kendrick. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 7/18/2025. (koy) (Entered: 07/18/2025)

PAPERLESS ORDER granting 10 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for attorney Kyle Virgien. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 7/18/2025. (koy) (Entered: 07/18/2025)

PAPERLESS ORDER granting 11 Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Proceed Under Pseudonyms and to File Names Under Seal ("Motion"). In their Motion, Plaintiffs seek leave to proceed under the pseudonyms C.M., J.M.C., E.R., and N.M.B. and to file their unredacted declarations in support of this Motion under seal. Plaintiffs seek this leave because they fear public disclosure of their identities could lead to political persecution and torture; retaliation and harassment by law enforcement, immigration officials, and members of the public; and other harms. Mot. at 3-5."Whether a party's right to privacy outweighs the presumption of openness is a 'totality-of-the-circumstances question.'" Doe v. Neverson, 820 F. App'x 984, 986 (11th Cir. 2020) (quoting In re Chiquita Brands Int'l Inc., 965 F.3d 1238, 1247 n.5 (11th Cir. 2020)). Factors that may counsel courts to grant anonymity to the parties include whether the plaintiffs are challenging government conduct, whether the plaintiffs would be threatened by violence or physical harm by proceeding in their own names, and whether their anonymity would pose a unique threat of fundamental unfairness to the defendant. See Plaintiff B v. Francis, 631 F.3d 1310, 1315 (11th Cir. 2011). The Motion establishes that Plaintiffs have a substantial privacy right in proceeding under pseudonyms in this action given that they face the potential of substantial harm in the United States and in their countries of origin from attaching their names to these proceedings. Accordingly, given that Plaintiffs have established good cause in support of their requested relief, the Motion is GRANTED. Plaintiffs may proceed in this action using the pseudonyms listed in their filings. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 7/18/2025. (gp) (Entered: 07/18/2025)

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

Order on Motion for Leave to File

PAPERLESS ORDER Requesting Update on Service. The Court is currently awaiting appearances by all Defendants in this action in order to hold a status conference and order expedited briefing. Accordingly, the Plaintiffs shall submit a status report regarding service of process on or before July 28, 2025. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 7/23/2025. (koy) (Entered: 07/23/2025)

ORDER on 5 Plaintiffs' Expedited Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 7/23/2025. See attached document for full details. (jgz) (Entered: 07/23/2025)

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Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings per DE 16 Order. Status Report due by 7/28/2025. (amb)

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SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed by Sanctuary of the South, Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, J.M.C., Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel, E.R., Florida Keys Immigration. Executive Office for Immigration Review served on 7/21/2025, response/answer due 9/19/2025; Todd Lyons served on 7/22/2025, response/answer due 9/22/2025; Kristi Noem served on 7/22/2025, response/answer due 9/22/2025; Sirce Owen served on 7/21/2025, response/answer due 9/19/2025; Garrett Ripa served on 7/21/2025, response/answer due 9/19/2025; U.S. Department of Homeland Security served on 7/22/2025, response/answer due 9/22/2025; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement served on 7/22/2025, response/answer due 9/22/2025. (Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/25/2025)

SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on 1 Complaint,,,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Sanctuary of the South, Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, J.M.C., Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel, E.R., Florida Keys Immigration. Ronald DeSantis served on 7/25/2025, response/answer due 8/15/2025; Florida Division of Emergency Management served on 7/25/2025, response/answer due 8/15/2025; Sherea Green served on 7/25/2025, response/answer due 8/15/2025; Kevin Guthrie served on 7/25/2025, response/answer due 8/15/2025. (Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/25/2025)

STATUS REPORT by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel (Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/25/2025)

SUPPLEMENT to 5 EXPEDITED MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Anna Weiser, and exhibits thereto, # 2 Declaration of Z. Zareefa Khan, # 3 Declaration of Gina Loredo, # 4 Proposed [Revised] Order)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/25/2025)

1 Declaration of Anna Weiser, and exhibits thereto

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2 Declaration of Z. Zareefa Khan

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3 Declaration of Gina Loredo

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4 Proposed [Revised] Order

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ORDER Setting Status Conference. The Court will hold a Status Conference for all parties on July 28, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. The Zoom Hearing can be accessed at:www.zoomgov.com/j/1604308760?pwd=1LP3aF5KLYXCKI0WE0oSg7E4t9pGkn.1The Meeting ID is 160 430 8760, and the Passcode is 238587. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 7/25/2025. See attached document for full details. (nn00) (Entered: 07/26/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Ronald DeSantis, Florida Division of Emergency Management. Attorney Nicholas John Peter Meros added to party Ronald DeSantis(pty:dft), Attorney Nicholas John Peter Meros added to party Florida Division of Emergency Management(pty:dft). (Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 07/26/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Marlene Rodriguez on behalf of Executive Office for Immigration Review, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Sirce Owen, Garrett Ripa, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Attorney Marlene Rodriguez added to party Executive Office for Immigration Review(pty:dft), Attorney Marlene Rodriguez added to party Todd Lyons(pty:dft), Attorney Marlene Rodriguez added to party Kristi Noem(pty:dft), Attorney Marlene Rodriguez added to party Sirce Owen(pty:dft), Attorney Marlene Rodriguez added to party Garrett Ripa(pty:dft), Attorney Marlene Rodriguez added to party U.S. Department of Homeland Security(pty:dft), Attorney Marlene Rodriguez added to party U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(pty:dft). (Rodriguez, Marlene) (Entered: 07/27/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Ana Angelica Viciana on behalf of Sherea Green. Attorney Ana Angelica Viciana added to party Sherea Green(pty:dft). (Viciana, Ana) (Entered: 07/27/2025)

PAPERLESS Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II: Zoom Status Conference held on 7/28/2025. Order to follow. Attorney Appearance(s): Paul Raymond Chavez, Christina Isabel LaRocca, Amy Nicole Godshall, Corene T. Kendrick, Eunice Hyunhye Cho, Nicholas John Peter Meros, Marlene Rodriguez, Ana Angelica Viciana, Court Reporter: Ilona Lupowitz, 305-523-5737 / Ilona_lupowitz@flsd.uscourts.gov. (gp)

ORDER Setting Briefing Schedule and Hearing on Forthcoming Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction. As discussed at the [26] Status Conference, Plaintiffs are directed to file a Supplemental Complaint pursuant to Rule 15(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction, and a Renewed Motion for Class Certification by July 29, 2025.The Court will hold an in-person Hearing on Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction on August 18, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. All parties shall report to Courtroom 11-2, 11th Floor, at the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse, 400 North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida 33128. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 7/28/2025. See attached document for full details. (nn00)

SUPPLEMENT to 1 Complaint,,,, by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel (Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/29/2025)

Renewed MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Michelle Borton, # 2 Declaration of Johan Gutierrez, # 3 Declaration of Efrain Alsina, # 4 Declaration of Wendy Barlow, # 5 Declaration of Aida Marta Ramirez, # 6 Supplemental Declaration of Victoria Slatton, # 7 Text of Proposed Order)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/29/2025)

1 Declaration of Michelle Borton

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2 Declaration of Johan Gutierrez

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3 Declaration of Efrain Alsina

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4 Declaration of Wendy Barlow

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5 Declaration of Aida Marta Ramirez

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6 Supplemental Declaration of Victoria Slatton

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7 Text of Proposed Order

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Renewed MOTION to Certify Class and Memorandum of Law in Support by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. Responses due by 8/12/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/29/2025)

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Second MOTION for Leave to File Names Under Seal and to Proceed Under Pseudonyms and Memorandum in Support Thereof by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/29/2025)

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MOTION for Discovery (Limited Expedited) by Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., Florida Keys Immigration, J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Sanctuary of the South, Victoria Slatton on behalf of N.M.B., U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. Responses due by 8/12/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/29/2025)

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PAPERLESS ORDER granting Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Leave to Proceed Under Pseudonyms and File Names Under Seal ("Second Motion"), [ECF No. 31]. In their Second Motion, Plaintiffs seek leave to proceed under the pseudonyms G.T.C., F.B., R.P., A.S., and G.M.S.G. and to file their unredacted declarations in support of this Second Motion under seal. Plaintiffs seek this leave because they fear that public disclosure of their identities could lead to political persecution and torture; retaliation and harassment by law enforcement, immigration officials, and members of the public; and other harms. Second Mot. at 3-5. "Whether a party's right to privacy outweighs the presumption of openness is a 'totality-of-the-circumstances question.'" Doe v. Neverson, 820 F. App'x 984, 986 (11th Cir. 2020) (quoting In re Chiquita Brands Int'l Inc., 965 F.3d 1238, 1247 n.5 (11th Cir. 2020)). Factors that may counsel courts to grant anonymity to the parties include whether the plaintiffs are challenging government conduct, whether the plaintiffs would be threatened by violence or physical harm by proceeding in their own names, and whether their anonymity would pose a unique threat of fundamental unfairness to the defendant. See Plaintiff B v. Francis, 631 F.3d 1310, 1315 (11th Cir. 2011). The Court has already granted a motion to allow other Plaintiffs in this action to proceed under pseudonyms, and it does so here for similar reasons. See Paperless Order, [ECF No. 15]. The Second Motion establishes that Plaintiffs have a substantial privacy right in proceeding under pseudonyms in this action given that they face the potential of substantial harm in the United States and in their countries of origin from attaching their names to these proceedings. Accordingly, given that Plaintiffs have established good cause in support of their requested relief, the Second Motion is GRANTED. Plaintiffs may proceed in this action using the pseudonyms listed in their filings. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 7/29/2025. (nn00) (Entered: 07/30/2025)

PAPERLESS ORDER denying as moot Plaintiffs' Expedited Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction ("Expedited Motion"). [ECF No. 5]. Plaintiffs have filed a Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction ("Renewed Motion"). [ECF No. 29]. Accordingly, Plaintiffs' Expedited Motion, [ECF No. 5], is DENIED as moot. To the extent that the Renewed Motion relies on or references declarations or exhibits attached to the Expedited Motion, the Court will consider these declarations or exhibits as part of the record. The denial of the Expedited Motion as moot does not require Plaintiffs to refile said documents. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 7/30/2025. (nn00) (Entered: 07/30/2025)

PAPERLESS ORDER denying as moot Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification ("First Motion"). [ECF No. 6]. Plaintiffs have filed a Renewed Motion for Class Certification ("Renewed Motion"). [ECF No. 30]. Accordingly, Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification, [ECF No. 6], is DENIED as moot. To the extent that the Renewed Motion relies on or references declarations or exhibits attached to the First Motion, the Court will consider these declarations or exhibits as part of the record. The denial of the First Motion as moot does not require Plaintiffs to refile said documents. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 7/30/2025. (nn00) (Entered: 07/30/2025)

Notice of Entry of Parties Listed NOTE: New Filer(s) will appear twice, since they are also a new party in the case. New Filer(s)/Party(s): Gonzalo Almanza Valdes, Gustavo Adolfo Lopez Hernandez, G.T.C., F.B., R.P., A.S., G.M.S.G. and N.M.B., F.B., R.P., A.S., G.T.C., Gonzalo Almanza Valdes, N.M.B., Gustavo Adolfo Lopez Hernandez and G.M.S.G... Attorney Paul Raymond Chavez added to party Gonzalo Almanza Valdes(pty:pla), Attorney Paul Raymond Chavez added to party Gustavo Adolfo Lopez Hernandez(pty:pla), Attorney Paul Raymond Chavez added to party G.T.C.(pty:pla), Attorney Paul Raymond Chavez added to party F.B.(pty:pla), Attorney Paul Raymond Chavez added to party R.P.(pty:pla), Attorney Paul Raymond Chavez added to party A.S.(pty:pla), Attorney Paul Raymond Chavez added to party G.M.S.G.(pty:pla), Attorney Paul Raymond Chavez added to party N.M.B.(pty:pla). (Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 07/30/2025)

Order on Motion for Leave to File

Order on Motion to Certify Class

Order on Expedited Motion

RESPONSE in Opposition re 32 MOTION for Discovery (Limited Expedited) filed by Ronald DeSantis, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Sherea Green, Kevin Guthrie, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Sirce Owen, Garrett Ripa, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Replies due by 8/8/2025. (Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 08/01/2025)

TRANSCRIPT of Status Conference - Via Zoom held on 7/28/2025 before Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II, 1-89 pages, Court Reporter: Ilona Lupowitz, 305-523-5737 / Ilona_lupowitz@flsd.uscourts.gov. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased by contacting the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Redaction Request due 8/25/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/2/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 10/31/2025. (ilz) (Entered: 08/02/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance Pro Hac Vice for Additional Party Representation(s) for A.S., Gonzalo Almanza Valdes, Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., F.B., Florida Keys Immigration, G.M.S.G., G.T.C., J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Gustavo Adolfo Lopez Hernandez, N.M.B., R.P., Sanctuary of the South, U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. All information provided in support of the initial 9 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Corene Kendrick. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18626153, 10 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Kyle Virgien. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18626186, 8 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Eunice Cho. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18626085 remains current and correct, including the sponsoring co-counsel. (Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 08/04/2025)

CLERK'S NOTICE - PHV Attorneys Corene T. Kendrick, Eunice Hyunhye Cho, and Kyle A. Virgien have been added to this case for parties Gonzalo Almanza Valdes, Gustavo Adolfo Lopez Hernandez, G.T.C., F.B., R.P., A.S., G.M.S.G. and N.M.B. re 39 Notice of Appearance Pro Hac Vice for Additional Party Representation (pt) (Entered: 08/04/2025)

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 32 Plaintiffs' Motion for Limited Expedited Discovery. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/4/2025. See attached document for full details. (nn00) (Entered: 08/04/2025)

MOTION for clarification 27 Order Setting/Resetting/Cancelling Hearing,,, by A.S., Gonzalo Almanza Valdes, Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., F.B., Florida Keys Immigration, G.M.S.G., G.T.C., J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Gustavo Adolfo Lopez Hernandez, N.M.B., R.P., Sanctuary of the South, U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. Responses due by 8/18/2025. (Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 08/04/2025)

PAPERLESS ORDER on Plaintiffs' Motion for Clarification ("Motion"), [ECF No. 42]. The Motion "requests confirmation" that the Court will consider Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Class Certification, [ECF No. 30], during the August 18, 2025 Hearing on Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction ("Hearing"), [ECF No. 27] at 2. The Court will not consider Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Class Certification at the Hearing. The Court's Order Setting Briefing Schedule, [ECF No. 27], was clear that "[t]he Court will hold an in-person Hearing on Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction." Id. at 2 (emphasis added); see also July 28, 2025, Status Conference Tr. at 58:13-14 (noting that the Court would prefer to set "a hearing on the PI" no later than August 18). This is why the Court set a briefing schedule solely on Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction. The Court recognizes that issues related to class certification may be relevant in determining the likelihood of success on the merits of Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction. See A.A.R.P. v. Trump, 145 S. Ct. 1364, 1369 (2025) ("A court considering whether to issue preliminary injunctive relief must consider whether the movant is likely to succeed on the merits. And to consider whether a request for classwide relief is likely to succeed on the merits, a court must at least consider whether class certification is likely."); see also July 28, 2025 Status Conference Tr. at 64:13-24 (noting the interplay between injunctive relief and class certification, and further noting that a "preliminary peek" at the class certification motion would help "determine success of likelihood on the merits"). While the Court will not hear argument on Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Class Certification, the parties should be prepared to address the interplay between the proposed class and subclass and the likelihood of success on the merits of Plaintiffs' claims. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/4/2025. (nn00) (Entered: 08/04/2025)

Clerk's Notice - Attorney Admissions

Order on Motion for Clarification

PAPERLESS ORDER on Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiffs' Motion for Expedited Discovery ("Order"), [ECF No. 41]. The Order indicated that "Defendants shall respond to Plaintiffs' discovery requests on or before August 7, 2025." Order at 5. These discovery requests include responses to two of Plaintiffs' Interrogatories, which ask Defendants to "[i]dentify all federal, state, and/or local government agencies that have legal custody over people detained at Alligator Alcatraz" and to "[i]dentify all federal, state, and/or local government agencies and contractors that are responsible for carrying out detention operations at Alligator Alcatraz." Id. at 6. The Local Rules state that interrogatories "shall not be filed until they are used in the proceeding or the court orders their filing." See S.D. Fla. Loc. R. 26.1(b). For clarity of the record, and to assist in the effective disposition of Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction, [ECF No. 29], the Court requests that Defendants file their answers to Plaintiffs' interrogatories on the public docket on or before August 7, 2025. Further, Defendants did not indicate in their Combined Response to Plaintiffs' Motion for Expedited Discovery, [ECF No. 37], that their responses to Plaintiffs' discovery requests, namely the production of certain documents, would need to be filed under seal. Unless protective measures are sought in the interim, the Court expects that documents responsive to Plaintiffs' document production request, as specified in the Court's Order, shall be filed on the public docket, along with responses to Interrogatories 1 and 2, on or before August 7, 2025. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/5/2025. (nn00) (Entered: 08/05/2025)

Administrative Order

Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Ronald DeSantis, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Kevin Guthrie. Attorney Nicholas John Peter Meros added to party Kevin Guthrie(pty:dft). (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 08/06/2025)

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Paperless Order granting 45 State Defendants' Unopposed Motion to Exceed Page Limits in Motion to Transfer Venue and Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction ("Motion"). Defendants Ronald DeSantis, Kevin Guthrie, and the Florida Division of Emergency Management ("State Defendants") request leave to exceed by ten pages the twenty-page limit for opposing memoranda of law under Local Rule 7.1(c)(2) in their forthcoming Response to Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction, [ECF No. 29]. The Motion, [ECF No. 45], is GRANTED. The State Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction, [ECF No. 29], shall not exceed thirty (30) pages. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/6/2025. (jgz) (Entered: 08/06/2025)

Order on Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages

RESPONSE in Opposition re 29 Renewed MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Sherea Green. Replies due by 8/14/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Notice of Intent to Utilize from Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Kevin Guthrie, # 2 Exhibit Notice of Intent to Purchase from Executive Director Guthrie, # 3 Exhibit Response to Letter of Intent to Purchase from Mayor Levine Cava to Executive Director Guthrie, # 4 Exhibit Executive Order 23-03, # 5 Exhibit Executive Order 25-120, # 6 Exhibit Executive Order 25-153, # 7 Exhibit Memorandum of Agreement Warrant Service Officer Program, # 8 Exhibit Addendum to Modify Memorandum of Agreement, # 9 Exhibit Letter from Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Kevin Guthrie)(Viciana, Ana) (Entered: 08/07/2025)

1 Exhibit Notice of Intent to Utilize from Florida Division of Emergency Managemen

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2 Exhibit Notice of Intent to Purchase from Executive Director Guthrie

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3 Exhibit Response to Letter of Intent to Purchase from Mayor Levine Cava to Execu

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4 Exhibit Executive Order 23-03

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5 Exhibit Executive Order 25-120

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6 Exhibit Executive Order 25-153

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7 Exhibit Memorandum of Agreement Warrant Service Officer Program

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8 Exhibit Addendum to Modify Memorandum of Agreement

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9 Exhibit Letter from Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to Florida Divi

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NOTICE of Filing Discovery: Answers to Plaintiffs' Interrogatory Requests 1 and 2 by Sherea Green.(Viciana, Ana) (Entered: 08/07/2025)

RESPONSE in Opposition re 29 Renewed MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Motion to Transfer Venue filed by Ronald DeSantis, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Kevin Guthrie. Replies due by 8/14/2025. (Attachments: # 1 [Sealed] Exhibit Declaration of Mark Saunders, # 2 Exhibit Declaration of Ian Gadea-Guidicelli)(Meros, Nicholas) -Modified/Sealed 40-1 per [ECF No. 55] Order on 8/8/2025 (gp). (Entered: 08/07/2025)

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RESPONSE in Opposition re 29 Renewed MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Executive Office for Immigration Review, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Sirce Owen, Garrett Ripa, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Replies due by 8/14/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Rodriguez, Marlene) (Entered: 08/07/2025)

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ORDER REQUIRING STATUS REPORT. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/7/2025. See attached document for full details. (jgz) (Entered: 08/07/2025)

NOTICE of Filing Discovery: Responses to Motion for Expedited Discovery by Ronald DeSantis, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Kevin Guthrie.(Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 08/07/2025)

FEDERAL DEFENDANTS' RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS' EXPEDITED DISCOVERY REQUEST by Executive Office for Immigration Review, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Sirce Owen, Garrett Ripa, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement re 41 Order on Motion for Discovery (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Agreements) (Rodriguez, Marlene) Modified text on 8/8/2025 (ebz). (Entered: 08/07/2025)

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Unopposed MOTION to Seal Exhibit re ECF No. 33 per Order authorizing the submission of this document under seal by Ronald DeSantis, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Kevin Guthrie. (Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 08/08/2025)

PAPERLESS ORDER granting 54 State Defendants' Motion to Seal. Per the Court's Paperless Order of July 30, 2025, [ECF No. 33], the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to seal [ECF No. 49-1]. Defendants Ronald DeSantis, Kevin Guthrie, and the Florida Division of Emergency Management shall file on the public docket a redacted version of [ECF No. 49-1] in compliance with the Court's Paperless Order of July 30, 2025, [ECF No. 33], on or before August 11, 2025. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/8/2025. (gp) (Entered: 08/08/2025)

REDACTION to 49 Response in Opposition to Motion, Exhibit 1 (Declaration of Mark Saunders) by Ronald DeSantis, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Kevin Guthrie (Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 08/08/2025)

STATUS REPORT by A.S., Gonzalo Almanza Valdes, Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., F.B., Florida Keys Immigration, G.M.S.G., G.T.C., J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Gustavo Adolfo Lopez Hernandez, N.M.B., R.P., Sanctuary of the South, U.S. Immigration Law Counsel (Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 08/08/2025)

Order on Motion to Seal

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SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 56 [motion] restricted/sealed until further notice. (1724465)

MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to 30 Renewed MOTION to Certify Class and Memorandum of Law in Support by Ronald DeSantis, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Kevin Guthrie. (Meros, Nicholas) (Entered: 08/09/2025)

PAPERLESS ORDER on State Defendants' Opposed Motion for Extension of Time ("Motion"), [ECF No. 59], to Respond to Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Class Certification ("Renewed Motion") [ECF No. 30]. The Motion requests that the State Defendants be permitted to respond to Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion by September 23, 2025. The Motion also notes that Plaintiffs' counsel objects to the requested extension and plans to file a response in opposition to the Motion. Mot. at 3. Accordingly, Plaintiffs shall file an Expedited Response to the Motion by August 12, 2025. State Defendants need not file a reply to Plaintiffs' Expedited Response. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/9/2025. (nn00) (Entered: 08/09/2025)

Administrative Order

RESPONSE in Opposition re 59 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to 30 Renewed MOTION to Certify Class and Memorandum of Law in Support filed by A.S., Gonzalo Almanza Valdes, Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., F.B., Florida Keys Immigration, G.M.S.G., G.T.C., J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Gustavo Adolfo Lopez Hernandez, N.M.B., R.P., Sanctuary of the South, U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. Replies due by 8/18/2025. (Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 08/10/2025)

PAPERLESS ORDER granting State Defendants' Opposed Motion for Extension of Time ("Motion"), [ECF No. 59], to Respond to Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Class Certification ("Renewed Motion"), [ECF No. 30]. At the August 18, 2025 Hearing, [ECF No. 27], the Court will "not consider Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion," and will consider only Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction, [ECF No. 29]. See Paperless Order, [ECF No. 43]. While "issues related to class certification may be relevant in determining the likelihood of success on the merits of Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction," id. further briefing on class certification is unnecessary for purposes of the August 18 Hearing. Accordingly, State Defendants' Motion is GRANTED. The State Defendants shall respond to Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Class Certification by September 23, 2025. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/10/2025. (nn00) (Entered: 08/10/2025)

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer

Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings per DE 62 Order re 30 Renewed MOTION to Certify Class and Memorandum of Law in Support. Responses due by 9/23/2025. (amb)

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Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages for Consolidated Reply Brief to Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction by A.S., Gonzalo Almanza Valdes, Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., F.B., Florida Keys Immigration, G.M.S.G., G.T.C., J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Gustavo Adolfo Lopez Hernandez, N.M.B., R.P., Sanctuary of the South, U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 08/12/2025)

PAPERLESS ORDER granting Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to Exceed Page Limits in Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction ("Motion"), [ECF No. 63]. Plaintiffs request leave to exceed by thirty-five pages the ten-page limit for reply memoranda of law under Local Rule 7.1(c)(2) in their forthcoming Reply in Support of their Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction, [ECF No. 29]. The Motion, [ECF No. 63], is GRANTED. Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of their Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction, [ECF No. 29], shall not exceed forty-five (45) pages. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/12/2025. (nn00) (Entered: 08/12/2025)

STIPULATION of Dismissal of Claims Against Sherea Green by A.S., Gonzalo Almanza Valdes, Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., F.B., Florida Keys Immigration, G.M.S.G., G.T.C., J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Gustavo Adolfo Lopez Hernandez, N.M.B., R.P., Sanctuary of the South, U.S. Immigration Law Counsel (Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 08/12/2025)

ORDER Dismissing Defendant Sherea Green. Defendant Sherea Green is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice, with Defendant Sherea Green to bear her own fees and costs. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/12/2025. See attached document for full details. (nn00) (Entered: 08/12/2025)

Order on Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages

REPLY in Support of Motion re 29 Renewed MOTION for Preliminary Injunction . filed by A.S., Gonzalo Almanza Valdes, Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., F.B., Florida Keys Immigration, G.M.S.G., G.T.C., J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Gustavo Adolfo Lopez Hernandez, N.M.B., R.P., Sanctuary of the South, U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. (Attachments: # 1 Decl of Vilerka S. Bilbao, # 2 Suppl Decl of Anna Weiser, # 3 Decl of Eric Lee, # 4 Decl of Alex Solomiany, # 5 Suppl Decl of Johan Gutierrez, # 6 Suppl Decl of Catherine Perez, # 7 Suppl Decl of Katherine H. Blankenship, # 8 Suppl Decl of Saman Movassaghi Gonzalez, # 9 Suppl Decl of Z. Zareefa Khan, # 10 Suppl Decl of Aida Marta Ramirez, # 11 Suppl Decl of Victoria Slatton, # 12 Suppl Decl of Amanda Velazquez)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 08/13/2025)

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6 Suppl Decl of Catherine Perez

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7 Suppl Decl of Katherine H. Blankenship

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8 Suppl Decl of Saman Movassaghi Gonzalez

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MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Marisol J. Dominguez-Ruiz. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18698791 by A.S., Gonzalo Almanza Valdes, Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., F.B., Florida Keys Immigration, G.M.S.G., G.T.C., J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Gustavo Adolfo Lopez Hernandez, N.M.B., R.P., Sanctuary of the South, U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. Responses due by 8/27/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Marisol J. Dominguez-Ruiz, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 08/13/2025)

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PAPERLESS ORDER setting Zoom Status Conference for Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 2:30 PM. The Status Conference shall discuss preparations for the August 18, 2025 Hearing on Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction, [ECF No. 29]. The Zoom Hearing can be accessed at:www.zoomgov.com/j/1604308760?pwd=1LP3aF5KLYXCKI0WE0oSg7E4t9pGkn.1The Meeting ID is 160 430 8760, and the Passcode is 238587. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/13/2025. (nn00) (Entered: 08/13/2025)

NOTICE of Errata by A.S., Gonzalo Almanza Valdes, Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., F.B., Florida Keys Immigration, G.M.S.G., G.T.C., J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Gustavo Adolfo Lopez Hernandez, N.M.B., R.P., Sanctuary of the South, U.S. Immigration Law Counsel re 58 Status Report, (Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 08/13/2025)

Order Setting Status Conference

PAPERLESS Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II: Zoom Status Conference held on 8/14/2025. Attorney Appearance(s): Paul Raymond Chavez, Eunice Hyunhye Cho, Corene T. Kendrick, Kyle A. Virgien, Marisol J. Dominguez-Ruiz, Christina Isabel LaRocca, Amy Nicole Godshall, Nicholas John Peter Meros, Marlene Rodriguez, Court Reporter: Ilona Lupowitz, 305-523-5737 / Ilona_lupowitz@flsd.uscourts.gov. (gp) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief by Mark Robert Schlakman. Attorney Mark Robert Schlakman added to party Mark Robert Schlakman(pty:ip). (Schlakman, Mark) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

PAPERLESS ORDER granting Motion for Leave to File Accompanying Amicus Curiae Brief ("Motion"), [ECF No. 72]. The Court, relying on its inherent authority to appoint friends of the court to assist in its proceedings, see In re Bayshore Ford Truck Sales, Inc., 471 F.3d 1233, 1249 n.34 (11th Cir. 2006), concludes that Mark R. Schlakman's amicus curiae brief and corresponding resources in support may assist the Court in its current deliberations. Accordingly, Mark R. Schlakman's Motion for Leave to File Accompanying Amicus Curiae Brief is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/14/2025. (nn00) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

PAPERLESS ORDER granting Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for attorney Marisol J. Dominguez-Ruiz, [ECF No. 68]. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/14/2025. (nn00) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

Unopposed MOTION to Bring Electronic Equipment into the courtroom by Executive Office for Immigration Review, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Sirce Owen, Garrett Ripa, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Responses due by 8/28/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Rodriguez, Marlene) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

Unopposed MOTION to Bring Electronic Equipment into the courtroom by A.S., Gonzalo Almanza Valdes, Michael Borrego Fernandez, C.M., E.R., F.B., Florida Keys Immigration, G.M.S.G., G.T.C., J.M.C., Law Offices of Catherine Perez PLLC, Gustavo Adolfo Lopez Hernandez, N.M.B., R.P., Sanctuary of the South, U.S. Immigration Law Counsel. Responses due by 8/28/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Chavez, Paul) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

PAPERLESS ORDER granting Plaintiffs' and Defendants' Unopposed Motions for Leave to Bring Electronic Equipment into Courtroom, [ECF Nos. 75-76]. Representatives from both parties are permitted to bring personal laptop computers, cellular telephones, and associated charging equipment to the courtroom for the Hearing on Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction, [ECF No. 27]. The following individuals are permitted to bring electronics into the courtroom: Paul Chavez, Eunice Cho, Amy Godshall, Corene Kendrick, Oren Nimni, Daniel Tilley, Kyle Virgien, Marlene Rodriguez, and Nicholas John Peter Meros. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 8/14/2025. (nn00) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

Status Conference