Case: Escobar Molina v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-03417 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2025

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Case Summary

This class action suit concerns a challenge by Latino individuals living in Washington, D.C., to the Trump Administration’s policy and practice of making immigration arrests without a warrant or probable cause, which has sown fear in Latino and other communities across the city. On September 25, 2025, four Latino individuals residing in Washington, D.C., who were arrested by ICE agents without a warrant or probable cause, filed this class action suit, alongside the nonprofit organization CASA, …

On September 25, 2025, four Latino individuals residing in Washington, D.C., who were arrested by ICE agents without a warrant or probable cause, filed this class action suit, alongside the nonprofit organization CASA, Inc., against the Trump Administration in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs allege that the Administration’s mass immigration arrests in D.C. are being carried out through a policy and practice of warrantless arrests, without individualized determinations of immigration status or flight risk, in violation of clear statutory restrictions on such arrests.

The plaintiffs seek certification of three subclasses: a “Warrantless Arrest Class,” an “Immigration Status Subclass,” and a “Flight Risk Subclass.” On behalf of themselves and class members, they seek declarations that the defendants’ policies and practices are unlawful under 8 U.S.C. § 1357(a)(2), 8 C.F.R. § 287.8(c)(2)(i), the Accardi doctrine, and the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706. They also seek to enjoin the defendants from continuing to conduct arrests without following proper legal procedures.

The plaintiffs are represented by private counsel, the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, the ACLU, the National Immigration Project, the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, and CASA, Inc. The case was originally assigned to Judge Paul L. Friedman but was randomly reassigned to Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 3, 2025.

On October 3, 2025, the plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction, to stay agency action, and for provisional class certification. They argued that unless the Court enjoins or stays the defendants from continuing to make unlawful arrests, the plaintiffs and the putative class will continue to face the possibility of being randomly detained based on race, without due process. That same day, the plaintiffs requested that the Court certify the proposed subclasses.

On October 31, 2025, the defendants filed a motion in opposition to the plaintiffs' motions for a preliminary Injunction and class certification. The plaintiffs replied on November 7, 2025.

A hearing was held on November 19, 2025 as to the motion for preliminary injunction and class certification. On December 2, 2025, the Court granted the preliminary injunction motion in part. 2025 WL 3465518. It preliminarily enjoined the defendants from enforcing their policy of conducting warrantless civil immigration arrests without probable cause to believe that the arrestee is likely to escape before an administrative warrant can be obtained, as required by 8 U.S.C. § 1357(a)(2) and 8 C.F.R. § 287.8(c)(2)(ii), which also require the same individualized determination of probable cause that the person being arrested is in the United States in violation of law or regulation regulating the admission, exclusion, expulsion or removal of aliens. It ordered the defendants to comply with reporting requirements, including: documentation of the specific, particularized facts that supported the agent’s pre-arrest probable cause to believe that the person was likely to escape before a warrant could be obtained as well as the facts and circumstances of the arrest; specific details about the person arrested, and not boilerplate language; and documentation of such arrests to plaintiffs' counsel. The court preliminarily certified the proposed Unassessed Escape Risk Class -- defined as: "all persons who, since August 11, 2025, have been or will be arrested in this District for alleged immigration violations without a warrant and without a pre-arrest, individualized assessment of probable cause that the person poses an escape risk" -- and deferred final decision on class certification, denying the pending motion without prejudice.

In granting preliminary injunctive relief, the court first concluded that the plaintiffs had standing to bring this action. As to the individual plaintiffs, the court determined that they had clearly established injury in fact based on the alleged existence of an unlawful policy, a substantial likelihood that they were among the group targeted for civil immigration arrests, and a sufficient showing that they could not avoid repeating the quotidian conduct that led to the original arrests. For the same reasons, CASA had associational standing, because its members would otherwise have standing to sue in their own right. The court next rejected the defendants' assertion that the INA stripped it of jurisdiction to review plaintiffs' claims, reasoning that the INA's jurisdiction stripping provisions did not apply because the plaintiffs were challenging neither a final order of removal nor a discretionary prosecutorial decision to commence, adjudicate, or execute removal. The court next held that the plaintiffs had established that defendants’ alleged policy and practice of making warrantless arrests without probable cause was a final agency action. It explained that the record as a whole made clear that the defendants, in practice, had consummated a decisionmaking process that resulted in the implementation of a new policy of conducting warrantless civil immigration arrests based on a lower standard than probable cause. It cited official statements and corroborating evidence from over two dozen declarations describing roughly forty warrantless civil immigration arrests conducted without the requisite probable cause finding. Finally, turning to the plaintiffs' likelihood of success on the merits of their claim, the court reasoned that the defendants’ systemic failure to apply the requirement of probable cause for a civil immigration arrest under the INA, including the failure to consider escape risk, directly violated clear statutory requirements. In light of the irreparable harm plaintiffs faced and considering the balance of equities and the public interest, the court therefore granted preliminary relief.

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Ahmad, Hassan (District of Columbia)

Appelbaum, Adina Bassin (District of Columbia)

Berman, Sean (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Bardo, John (District of Columbia)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Browder, Megan (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Howell, Beryl Alaine (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Ahmad, Hassan (District of Columbia)

Appelbaum, Adina Bassin (District of Columbia)

Berman, Sean (District of Columbia)

Gates, Madeleine (District of Columbia)

Glusman, Graham Michael (District of Columbia)

Hsieh, Samantha (District of Columbia)

Michelman, Scott (District of Columbia)

PATTERSON, JEHAN ASLAM (District of Columbia)

Riddick, Austin T (District of Columbia)

Rose, Ian Austin (District of Columbia)

Shah, Aditi (District of Columbia)

Shebaya, Sirine (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Bardo, John (District of Columbia)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Browder, Megan (District of Columbia)

Cohen, Barak (District of Columbia)

Hwang, Alice C. (District of Columbia)

Jeong, Soojin (District of Columbia)

Mew, Caroline M. (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 1:25-cv-03417	Complaint	Sept. 25, 2025	Sept. 25, 2025 Complaint
17 1:25-cv-03417	Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, To Stay Agency Action, and for Provisional Class Certification Escobar Molina et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al.	Oct. 3, 2025	Oct. 3, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
19 1:25-cv-03417	Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification Escobar Molina et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al.	Oct. 3, 2025	Oct. 3, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
67 1:25-cv-03417	Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion to Certify Class AND Order on Motion to Certify Class AND Order on Motion to Stay	Dec. 2, 2025	Dec. 2, 2025
68 1:25-cv-03417	Memorandum & Opinion	Dec. 2, 2025	Dec. 2, 2025

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Last updated Dec. 6, 2025, 12:40 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11982927) filed by B.S.R., JOS ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M., CASA, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons, # 7 Summons, # 8 Summons, # 9 Summons, # 10 Summons, # 11 Summons, # 12 Summons, # 13 Summons)(Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 09/25/2025) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on RECAP 2 Summons View on RECAP 3 Summons View on RECAP 4 Summons View on RECAP 5 Summons View on RECAP 6 Summons View on RECAP 7 Summons View on RECAP 8 Summons View on RECAP 9 Summons View on RECAP 10 Summons View on RECAP 11 Summons View on RECAP 12 Summons View on RECAP 13 Summons View on RECAP	Sept. 25, 2025	Sept. 25, 2025 Clearinghouse
2	SEALED MOTION to Proceed Under Pseudonym filed by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOS ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 09/25/2025)	Sept. 25, 2025	Sept. 25, 2025
3	NOTICE of Appearance by Sean Berman on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Berman, Sean) (Entered: 09/25/2025)	Sept. 25, 2025	Sept. 25, 2025
4	NOTICE of Appearance by Adina Bassin Appelbaum on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Appelbaum, Adina) (Entered: 09/25/2025)	Sept. 25, 2025	Sept. 25, 2025
5	NOTICE of Appearance by Ian Austin Rose on behalf of B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M. (Rose, Ian) (Entered: 09/25/2025)	Sept. 25, 2025	Sept. 25, 2025
6	NOTICE of Appearance by John Bardo on behalf of MICHAEL W. BANKS, PAMELA J. BONDI, TERRANCE C. COLE, TODD M. LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, RODNEY S. SCOTT, U.S. BORDER PATROL, U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (Bardo, John) (Entered: 09/25/2025)	Sept. 25, 2025	Sept. 25, 2025 RECAP
7	NOTICE of Appearance by Austin T Riddick on behalf of B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M. (Riddick, Austin) (Entered: 09/25/2025)	Sept. 25, 2025	Sept. 25, 2025
8	NOTICE of Appearance by Aditi Shah on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Shah, Aditi) (Entered: 09/25/2025)	Sept. 25, 2025	Sept. 25, 2025
9	NOTICE of Appearance by Scott Michelman on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Michelman, Scott) (Entered: 09/25/2025)	Sept. 25, 2025	Sept. 25, 2025
10	SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M. (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Notice of Filing, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Declaration, # 4 Declaration, # 5 Text of Proposed Order)(Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 09/26/2025)	Sept. 26, 2025	Sept. 26, 2025
11	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Graham M. Glusman, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11996005. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 09/30/2025)	Sept. 30, 2025	Sept. 30, 2025
12	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Eva Lilienfeld, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11996012. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 09/30/2025)	Sept. 30, 2025	Sept. 30, 2025
13	MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: The Court ORDERS that: 1) Plaintiffs' 2 Motion to Proceed Under Pseudonyms is GRANTED, subject to any further consideration by the United States District Judge to whom this case is randomly assigned; 2) All parties shall use the pseudonyms listed in the Complaint in all documents filed in this action; 3) Plaintiffs' 10 Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal is GRANTED and deemed filed; and 4) Within seven days of this Order, Plaintiffs shall file a sealed declaration containing their real names and residential addresses, which Defendants may access. Signed by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on October 1, 2025. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 10/01/2025)	Oct. 1, 2025	Oct. 1, 2025 RECAP
14	NOTICE of Appearance by Sirine Shebaya on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 10/01/2025)	Oct. 1, 2025	Oct. 1, 2025 RECAP
15	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Samantha Hsieh, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11997680. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration for Pro Hac Vice Admission, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Appelbaum, Adina) (Entered: 10/01/2025) 1 Declaration for Pro Hac Vice Admission View on PACER 2 Certificate of Good Standing View on PACER 3 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	Oct. 1, 2025	Oct. 1, 2025
16	NOTICE of Appearance by Madeleine Gates on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Gates, Madeleine) (Entered: 10/02/2025)	Oct. 2, 2025	Oct. 2, 2025
17	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, to Stay Agency Action, and for Provisional Class Certification by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Widas, # 2 Declaration Escobar Molina, # 3 Declaration B.S.R., # 4 Declaration N.S., # 5 Declaration R.S.M., # 6 Declaration CASA, Inc., # 7 Declaration Ana Gracia, # 8 Declaration Anamaria Doe, # 9 Declaration Andres Doe, # 10 Declaration Antony Doe, # 11 Declaration B.R.G., # 12 Declaration C., # 13 Declaration Camilo Doe, # 14 Declaration Cristina Doe, # 15 Declaration Daniela Anello, # 16 Declaration Darwin, # 17 Declaration Elias Doe, # 18 Declaration Fiona Lewis, # 19 Declaration Franco Doe, # 20 Declaration Javier Doe, # 21 Declaration Julio Doe, # 22 Declaration Luz Doe, # 23 Declaration M.P., # 24 Declaration Mateo Doe, # 25 Declaration Flores Roman, # 26 Declaration W.G.M., # 27 Declaration Y.R.M., # 28 Text of Proposed Order)(Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 10/03/2025) 1 Declaration Widas View on RECAP 2 Declaration Escobar Molina View on RECAP 3 Declaration B.S.R. View on RECAP 4 Declaration N.S. View on RECAP 5 Declaration R.S.M. View on RECAP 6 Declaration CASA, Inc. View on RECAP 7 Declaration Ana Gracia View on RECAP 8 Declaration Anamaria Doe View on RECAP 9 Declaration Andres Doe View on RECAP 10 Declaration Antony Doe View on RECAP 11 Declaration B.R.G. View on RECAP 12 Declaration C. View on PACER 13 Declaration Camilo Doe View on PACER 14 Declaration Cristina Doe View on PACER 15 Declaration Daniela Anello View on PACER 16 Declaration Darwin View on RECAP 17 Declaration Elias Doe View on PACER 18 Declaration Fiona Lewis View on PACER 19 Declaration Franco Doe View on PACER 20 Declaration Javier Doe View on PACER 21 Declaration Julio Doe View on PACER 22 Declaration Luz Doe View on PACER 23 Declaration M.P. View on RECAP 24 Declaration Mateo Doe View on PACER 25 Declaration Flores Roman View on PACER 26 Declaration W.G.M. View on PACER 27 Declaration Y.R.M. View on RECAP 28 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	Oct. 3, 2025	Oct. 3, 2025 Clearinghouse
18	Consent MOTION For Non-Plaintiff Declarants to Proceed Under Pseudonyms by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 10/03/2025) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	Oct. 3, 2025	Oct. 3, 2025
19	MOTION to Certify Class by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Appelbaum, # 2 Declaration Shah, # 3 Declaration Huddleston, # 4 Declaration Shebaya, # 5 Declaration Gates, # 6 Declaration Patterson, # 7 Text of Proposed Order)(Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 10/03/2025) 1 Declaration Appelbaum View on PACER 2 Declaration Shah View on PACER 3 Declaration Huddleston View on PACER 4 Declaration Shebaya View on PACER 5 Declaration Gates View on PACER 6 Declaration Patterson View on PACER 7 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	Oct. 3, 2025	Oct. 3, 2025 Clearinghouse
20	Case randomly reassigned to Judge Beryl A. Howell. Judge Paul L. Friedman is no longer assigned to the case. (rj) (Entered: 10/03/2025)	Oct. 3, 2025	Oct. 3, 2025
	Case Assigned/Reassigned	Oct. 3, 2025	Oct. 3, 2025
	Case Assigned to Judge Paul L. Friedman. (zmtm)	Oct. 3, 2025	Oct. 3, 2025
	Notice of Error	Oct. 3, 2025	Oct. 3, 2025
	.Order	Oct. 3, 2025	Oct. 3, 2025
	NOTICE OF ERROR regarding 15 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Samantha Hsieh, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11997680. Fee Status: Fee Paid.. The following error(s) need correction: Declaration must have an original, ink signature. Please refile using the event Declaration. (zjm)	Oct. 3, 2025	Oct. 3, 2025
	Order	Oct. 3, 2025	Oct. 3, 2025
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless), upon consideration of plaintiffs' 17 Motion for Preliminary Injunction, for a Stay, and for Provisional Class Certification, DIRECTING the parties to confer and file jointly, by October 7, 2025, a proposed schedule to govern briefing on plaintiffs' motion, including the parties' position on consolidating plaintiffs' motion with summary judgment on the merits of this case. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 3, 2025. (lcbah2)	Oct. 3, 2025	Oct. 3, 2025
21	STANDING ORDER. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 6, 2025. (lcbah2) (Entered: 10/06/2025)	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025 RECAP
22	SUMMONS (12) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmtm) (Entered: 10/06/2025)	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
23	DECLARATION by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M. re 15 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Samantha Hsieh, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11997680. Fee Status: Fee Paid.. (Appelbaum, Adina) (Entered: 10/06/2025)	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
24	REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by B.S.R., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M., CASA, INC.. Related document: 1 Complaint, filed by R.S.M., B.S.R., CASA, INC., N.S., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA.(Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 10/06/2025)	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
25	SEALED DOCUMENT filed by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M. re 13 Order,,, Set Deadlines,,, Memorandum & Opinion,, (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 10/06/2025)	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless), GRANTING plaintiffs' 11 and 12 Motions for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Graham M. Glusman and Eva Lilienfeld; and DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE plaintiffs' 15 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Samantha Hsieh for failure to include an ink signature, see Notice of Error (Oct. 3, 2025), and failure to include an office telephone number as required by LCvR 83.2(c)(2). Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 6, 2025. (lcbah2)	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
	Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
	.Order	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
	Set/Reset Deadlines	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
	Notice of Error- New Case	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless), upon consideration of plaintiffs' 18 Consent Motion for Non-Plaintiff Declarants to Proceed Under Pseudonyms, consented to by the government, id. at 2, GRANTING plaintiffs' motion that the 16 non-plaintiff declarants who submitted declarations in support of plaintiffs' 17 Motion for Preliminary Injunction, to Stay Agency Action, and for Preliminary Class Certification, and 19 Motion for Class Certification, be allowed to proceed under pseudonyms, for the reasons articulated in Molina v. DHS, No. 25-cv-3417 (JEB), 2025 WL 2800807, *2 (D.D.C. Oct. 1, 2025), ECF No. 13, namely that, at this stage, the risk of retaliation declarants face and the possible effects on future immigration proceedings outweigh the public's interest in knowing the declarants' identities. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 6, 2025. (lcbah2)	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Plaintiffs Sealed Declaration due by 10/8/2025. (mac)	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Parties Joint Proposed Schedule due by 10/7/2025 (mac)	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
	Order	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
	NOTICE OF NEW CASE ERROR The following error(s) need correction: Missing summonses- U.S. government. When naming a U.S. government agent or agency as a defendant, you must supply a summons for each defendant & two additional summonses for the U.S. Attorney & U.S. Attorney General. Please submit additional summons for the U.S. Attorney using the event Request for Summons to Issue. (zmtm)	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING plaintiffs' 15 Motion for Leave for Samantha Hsieh to Appear Pro Hac Vice, as supplemented by plaintiffs' 23 Declaration with corrected signature and phone number. Samantha Hsieh may enter an appearance pro hac vice for the purpose of representing plaintiffs. Counsel admitted pro hac vice should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCrR 44.5(a). Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 6, 2025. (lcbah2)	Oct. 6, 2025	Oct. 6, 2025
26	NOTICE of Appearance by Samantha Hsieh on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Hsieh, Samantha) (Entered: 10/07/2025)	Oct. 7, 2025	Oct. 7, 2025
27	PROPOSED BRIEFING SCHEDULE by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Shah, Aditi) (Entered: 10/07/2025) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	Oct. 7, 2025	Oct. 7, 2025 RECAP
28	NOTICE of Appearance by Graham Michael Glusman on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Glusman, Graham) (Entered: 10/07/2025)	Oct. 7, 2025	Oct. 7, 2025
	.Order	Oct. 7, 2025	Oct. 7, 2025
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless), upon consideration of parties' 27 Joint Status Report, issuing the following SCHEDULING ORDER in accord with the dates proposed jointly by the parties:1. by October 29, 2025, defendants shall file any combined response to plaintiffs' 17 Motion for Preliminary Injunction, to Stay Agency Action, and for Provisional Class Certification and 19 Motion for Class Certification; and 2. by November 7, 2025, plaintiffs shall file any reply in support of those motions.Any necessary hearing will be scheduled following consideration of the briefing submitted by the parties.Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 7, 2025. (lcbah2)	Oct. 7, 2025	Oct. 7, 2025
29	SUMMONS (1) Issued Electronically as to U.S. Attorney (mg) (Entered: 10/08/2025)	Oct. 8, 2025	Oct. 8, 2025
30	SEALED DOCUMENT (DECLARATION) filed by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M.. re 2 Sealed Motion to Proceed Under Pseudonym. (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Declaration)(mg) (Entered: 10/08/2025)	Oct. 8, 2025	Oct. 8, 2025
31	LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by CASA, INC. (Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 10/08/2025)	Oct. 8, 2025	Oct. 8, 2025
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendants Combined Responses To Plaintiffs' 17 Motion for Preliminary Injunction, To Stay Agency Action, And For Provisional Class Certification And 19 Motion For Class Certification due by 10/29/2025. Plaintiff Reply due by 11/7/2025. (mac)	Oct. 8, 2025	Oct. 8, 2025
	Set/Reset Deadlines	Oct. 8, 2025	Oct. 8, 2025
32	NOTICE of Appearance by Hassan Ahmad on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Ahmad, Hassan) (Entered: 10/09/2025)	Oct. 9, 2025	Oct. 9, 2025
33	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 10/8/2025. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 12/7/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Acknowledgment of Service)(Shah, Aditi) (Entered: 10/10/2025)	Oct. 10, 2025	Oct. 10, 2025
34	MOTION for Leave to File Supplemental Declarations in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction, to Stay Agency Action, and for Provisional Class Certification by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Second Widas Decl., # 2 Declaration Pena Decl., # 3 Declaration Lopez Funez Decl., # 4 Declaration Reyes Solis Decl., # 5 Text of Proposed Order)(Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 10/17/2025)	Oct. 17, 2025	Oct. 17, 2025
35	MOTION for Non-Plaintiff Declarant to Proceed Under Pseudonym by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 10/17/2025) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	Oct. 17, 2025	Oct. 17, 2025 RECAP
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING plaintiffs' 34 Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Declarations in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction, to Stay Agency Action, and for Provisional Class Certification, pursuant to LCvR 65.1, given that more than a week remains before the government's response to plaintiffs' 17 Motion for Preliminary Injunction is due and the government "takes no position" on the filing of supplemental declarations, id. at 1 n.1; and GRANTING plaintiffs' unopposed 35 Motion for Non-Plaintiff Declarant to Proceed Under Pseudonym, for the same reasons explained in the October 6, 2025, Minute Order. The declarations and exhibits attached to the Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Declarations are considered filed and need not be re-docketed. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 20, 2025. (lcbah2)	Oct. 20, 2025	Oct. 20, 2025
	Order on Motion for Leave to File AND Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	Oct. 20, 2025	Oct. 20, 2025
36	Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Oppose Plaintiffs' Motions for Preliminary Injunction and Class Certification by MICHAEL W. BANKS, PAMELA J. BONDI, TERRANCE C. COLE, TODD M. LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, RODNEY S. SCOTT, U.S. BORDER PATROL, U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Bardo, John) (Entered: 10/22/2025)	Oct. 22, 2025	Oct. 22, 2025
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless), GRANTING defendants' 36 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Oppose Motions for Preliminary Injunction and Class Certification, and DIRECTING defendants to file, by October 31, 2025, any response to plaintiffs' 17 Motion for Preliminary Injunction, to Stay Agency Action, and for Provisional Class Certification and 19 Motion to Certify Class. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 23, 2025. (lcbah2)	Oct. 23, 2025	Oct. 23, 2025
	.Order	Oct. 23, 2025	Oct. 23, 2025
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendants Response To Plaintiffs' 17 Motion For Preliminary Injunction, To Stay Agency Action, and for Provisional Class Certification and 19 Motion To Certify Class due by 10/31/2025 (mac)	Oct. 24, 2025	Oct. 24, 2025
	Set/Reset Deadlines	Oct. 24, 2025	Oct. 24, 2025
37	MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by WASHINGTON TEACHERS' UNION, D.C. ALLIANCE FOR CHARTER TEACHERS AND STAFF LOCAL 1927, INDIVIDUAL EDUCATORS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Hwang, Alice) (Entered: 10/27/2025)	Oct. 27, 2025	Oct. 27, 2025
38	NOTICE of Appearance by Alice C. Hwang on behalf of D.C. ALLIANCE FOR CHARTER TEACHERS AND STAFF LOCAL 1927, INDIVIDUAL EDUCATORS, WASHINGTON TEACHERS' UNION (Hwang, Alice) (Entered: 10/27/2025)	Oct. 27, 2025	Oct. 27, 2025
46	AMICUS BRIEF by D.C. ALLIANCE FOR CHARTER TEACHERS AND STAFF LOCAL 1927, INDIVIDUAL EDUCATORS, WASHINGTON TEACHERS' UNION. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(mg) (Entered: 10/30/2025) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	Oct. 28, 2025	Oct. 28, 2025 RECAP
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING Washington Teachers' Union et al.'s 37 Motion for Leave to File an Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Plaintiffs, to which plaintiffs consent and defendants "do[] not take a position." Id. ¶ 8. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 28, 2025. (lcbah2)	Oct. 28, 2025	Oct. 28, 2025
	Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief	Oct. 28, 2025	Oct. 28, 2025
39	MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by LEGAL AID DC. (Attachments: # 1 Amicus Brief)(Browder, Megan) (Entered: 10/29/2025)	Oct. 29, 2025	Oct. 29, 2025
40	NOTICE of Appearance by Megan Browder on behalf of LEGAL AID DC (Browder, Megan) (Entered: 10/29/2025)	Oct. 29, 2025	Oct. 29, 2025
41	MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by BUSBOYS AND POETS, CHEFS STOPPING AAPI HATE, COUNCIL FIRE, IMMIGRANT FOOD, IMPACT GC, LLP, MASA GROUP, THRIFT THE DISTRICT, ERIK BRUNER-YANG. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Brief, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Proposed Order, # 3 Exhibit Disclosure Statement)(Mew, Caroline) (Entered: 10/29/2025)	Oct. 29, 2025	Oct. 29, 2025
42	NOTICE of Appearance by Caroline M. Mew on behalf of ERIK BRUNER-YANG, BUSBOYS AND POETS, CHEFS STOPPING AAPI HATE, COUNCIL FIRE, IMMIGRANT FOOD, IMPACT GC, LLP, MASA GROUP, THRIFT THE DISTRICT (Mew, Caroline) (Entered: 10/29/2025)	Oct. 29, 2025	Oct. 29, 2025
43	MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by 8TH DAY FAITH COMMUNITY, ALL SOULS CHURCH, UNITARIAN, CARDINAL MCELROY, ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF WASHINGTON, THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, INC., DUMBARTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF WASHINGTON, THE FESTIVAL CENTER, FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC, FRANCISCAN ACTION NETWORK, LUTHER PLACE MEMORIAL CHURCH, METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON D.C. SYNOD OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA, INC., PAX CHRISTI USA, PEACE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, REVEREND DR. ROSE HERR WAYLAND, SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, REVEREND RACHEL CORNWELL, DUMBARTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SACRED HEART ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ST. MATTHEWS EPISCOPAL, ST. STEPHEN AND THE INCARNATION EPISCOPAL CHURCH, WASHINGTON DC CONGREGATION, COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Brief of Churches, Faith Leaders, and Religious Organizations As Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Jeong, Soojin) (Entered: 10/29/2025) 1 View on RECAP	Oct. 29, 2025	Oct. 29, 2025
44	NOTICE of Appearance by Soojin Jeong on behalf of 8TH DAY FAITH COMMUNITY, ALL SOULS CHURCH, UNITARIAN, CARDINAL MCELROY, ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF WASHINGTON, CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, INC., DUMBARTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF WASHINGTON, FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC, FRANCISCAN ACTION NETWORK, LUTHER PLACE MEMORIAL CHURCH, METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON D.C. SYNOD OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA, INC., PAX CHRISTI USA, PEACE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, REVEREND DR. ROSE HERR WAYLAND, SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, REVEREND RACHEL CORNWELL, DUMBARTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SACRED HEART ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ST. MATTHEWS EPISCOPAL, ST. STEPHEN AND THE INCARNATION EPISCOPAL CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, THE FESTIVAL CENTER, WASHINGTON DC CONGREGATION, COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL (Jeong, Soojin) (Entered: 10/29/2025)	Oct. 29, 2025	Oct. 29, 2025
45	NOTICE of Appearance by Barak Cohen on behalf of ERIK BRUNER-YANG, BUSBOYS AND POETS, CHEFS STOPPING AAPI HATE, COUNCIL FIRE, IMMIGRANT FOOD, IMPACT GC, LLP, MASA GROUP, THRIFT THE DISTRICT (Cohen, Barak) (Entered: 10/30/2025)	Oct. 30, 2025	Oct. 30, 2025
47	AMICUS BRIEF by LEGAL AID DC. (mg) (Entered: 10/31/2025)	Oct. 30, 2025	Oct. 30, 2025
48	AMICUS BRIEF by ERIK BRUNER-YANG, BUSBOYS AND POETS, CHEFS STOPPING AAPI HATE, COUNCIL FIRE, IMMIGRANT FOOD, IMPACT GC, LLP, MASA GROUP, THRIFT THE DISTRICT. (mg) (Entered: 10/31/2025)	Oct. 30, 2025	Oct. 30, 2025 RECAP
49	AMICUS BRIEF by 8TH DAY FAITH COMMUNITY, ALL SOULS CHURCH, UNITARIAN, CARDINAL MCELROY, ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF WASHINGTON, CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, INC., DUMBARTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF WASHINGTON, FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UCC, FRANCISCAN ACTION NETWORK, LUTHER PLACE MEMORIAL CHURCH, METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON D.C. SYNOD OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA, INC., PAX CHRISTI USA, PEACE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, REVEREND DR. ROSE HERR WAYLAND, SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, REVEREND RACHEL CORNWELL, DUMBARTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SACRED HEART ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ST. MATTHEWS EPISCOPAL, ST. STEPHEN AND THE INCARNATION EPISCOPAL CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, THE FESTIVAL CENTER, WASHINGTON DC CONGREGATION, COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL. (mg) (Entered: 10/31/2025)	Oct. 30, 2025	Oct. 30, 2025
	Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief	Oct. 30, 2025	Oct. 30, 2025
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING Legal Aid DC et al.'s 39 Motion for Leave to File an Amici Curiae Brief in Support of Plaintiffs, to which plaintiffs consent and defendants "do[] not take a position." Id. at 1. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 30, 2025. (lcbah1)	Oct. 30, 2025	Oct. 30, 2025
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING Busboys and Poets et al.'s 41 Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs, to which plaintiffs consent and defendants "take no position." Id. at 2. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 30, 2025. (lcbah1)	Oct. 30, 2025	Oct. 30, 2025
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING 8th Day Faith Community et al.'s 43 Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs, to which plaintiffs consent and defendants "do not take a position." Id. ¶ 1. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on October 30, 2025. (lcbah1)	Oct. 30, 2025	Oct. 30, 2025
50	Memorandum in opposition to re 17 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, to Stay Agency Action, and for Provisional Class Certification MOTION to Stay MOTION to Certify Class, 19 MOTION to Certify Class filed by MICHAEL W. BANKS, PAMELA BONDI, TERRANCE C. COLE, TODD M. LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, RODNEY S. SCOTT, U.S. BORDER PATROL, U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Bardo, John) (Entered: 10/31/2025) 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1 View on RECAP 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2 View on RECAP 3 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	Oct. 31, 2025	Oct. 31, 2025 Clearinghouse
51	NOTICE of Appearance by Alexandra Widas on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Widas, Alexandra) (Entered: 11/03/2025)	Nov. 3, 2025	Nov. 3, 2025
52	Consent MOTION For Leave to File Combined Reply in support of Plaintiffs' Motions by JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 11/03/2025)	Nov. 3, 2025	Nov. 3, 2025
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING plaintiffs' 52 Consent Motion for Leave to File Combined Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motions. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on November 4, 2025. (lcbah1)	Nov. 4, 2025	Nov. 4, 2025
	Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	Nov. 4, 2025	Nov. 4, 2025
53	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Yulie Landan, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12068838. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration of Yulie Landan, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Exhibit Proposed Order)(Shebaya, Sirine) (Entered: 11/07/2025)	Nov. 7, 2025	Nov. 7, 2025
54	REPLY to opposition to motion re 19 Motion to Certify Class, 17 Motion for Preliminary Injunction,,,,, Motion to Stay,,,,, Motion to Certify Class,,,, filed by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M.. (Patterson, Jehan) (Entered: 11/07/2025)	Nov. 7, 2025	Nov. 7, 2025 RECAP
55	NOTICE of Appearance by Yulie Landan on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Landan, Yulie) (Entered: 11/11/2025)	Nov. 11, 2025	Nov. 11, 2025
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING the plaintiffs' 53 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice. Ms. Yulie Landan may enter an appearance pro hac vice for the purpose of representing the plaintiffs in this action. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a) Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on November 11, 2025. (lcbah1)	Nov. 11, 2025	Nov. 11, 2025
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice	Nov. 11, 2025	Nov. 11, 2025
	.Order	Nov. 12, 2025	Nov. 12, 2025
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless), upon consideration of 17 Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, to Stay Agency Action, and for Provisional Class Certification, 19 Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification, and related filings, ORDERING the parties to appear on November 19, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 26A before Judge Beryl A. Howell for a hearing regarding the plaintiffs' motions. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on November 12, 2025. (lcbah1)	Nov. 12, 2025	Nov. 12, 2025
	Order	Nov. 12, 2025	Nov. 12, 2025
	Set/Reset Hearings	Nov. 12, 2025	Nov. 12, 2025
	Set/Reset Hearings: Motion Hearing set for 11/19/2025 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 26A- In Person before Judge Beryl A. Howell. (mac)	Nov. 12, 2025	Nov. 12, 2025
56	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Ama Frimpong, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12084153. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by B.S.R., CASA, INC., JOSE' ESCOBAR MOLINA, N.S., R.S.M.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Exhibit A, Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Appelbaum, Adina) (Entered: 11/17/2025)	Nov. 17, 2025	Nov. 17, 2025
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice	Nov. 17, 2025	Nov. 17, 2025