Case: Doe v. Noem

1:26-cv-02103 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 14, 2026

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[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] Nine Yemeni nationals filed a putative class action lawsuit on March 14, 2026, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, challenging the unlawful termination of Yemen's Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation. The plaintiffs included six current TPS holders and three individuals with pending applications, representing all Yemeni nationals who hold TPS or have pending applications under Yemen's designat…

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.]

Nine Yemeni nationals filed a putative class action lawsuit on March 14, 2026, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, challenging the unlawful termination of Yemen's Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation. The plaintiffs included six current TPS holders and three individuals with pending applications, representing all Yemeni nationals who hold TPS or have pending applications under Yemen's designation. They sued Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the United States, alleging that defendants improperly terminated Yemen's TPS designation effective May 4, 2026, despite the country's ongoing humanitarian crisis and armed conflict. The complaint asserted that this termination, affecting approximately 2,810 current TPS holders and foreclosing adjudication for 425 pending applications, was made without proper agency consultation and was motivated by racial, ethnic, and national-origin-based discrimination as part of a pattern targeting non-white, non-European countries. Plaintiffs brought claims under the Administrative Procedure Act for arbitrary and capricious agency action and Fifth Amendment equal protection violations, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent the termination from taking effect.

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Jinan Abufarha (3/18/2026)

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Goldberg, Julie A (New York)

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Goldberg, Julie A (New York)

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1 1:26-cv-02103	Complaint	March 14, 2026	March 14, 2026

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1	COMPLAINT against Kristi Noem, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States of America. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32546558)Document filed by Malik Doe, Ibrahim Doe, Kareem Doe, Omar Doe, Adan Doe, Rami Doe, Yusuf Doe, Noor Doe, Hassan Doe..(Goldberg, Julie) (Entered: 03/14/2026)	March 14, 2026	March 14, 2026 Clearinghouse
2	CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Goldberg, Julie) (Entered: 03/14/2026)	March 14, 2026	March 14, 2026
3	STATEMENT OF RELATEDNESS re: that this action be filed as related to 1:25-cv-08686-KPF. Document filed by Adan Doe, Hassan Doe, Ibrahim Doe, Kareem Doe, Malik Doe, Noor Doe, Omar Doe, Rami Doe, Yusuf Doe..(Goldberg, Julie) (Entered: 03/15/2026)	March 15, 2026	March 15, 2026 RECAP
4	MOTION for Leave to File Motion to Proceed Under Pseudonyms . Document filed by Adan Doe, Hassan Doe, Ibrahim Doe, Kareem Doe, Malik Doe, Noor Doe, Omar Doe, Rami Doe, Yusuf Doe. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Memorandum of Law, # 2 Affidavit Declaration of Julie A. Goldberg In Support of Plaintiffs Motion For Leave To Proceed Under Pseudonyms).(Goldberg, Julie) (Entered: 03/15/2026)	March 15, 2026	March 15, 2026
5	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 705 Postponing Effective Date of Agency Action. Document filed by Adan Doe, Hassan Doe, Ibrahim Doe, Kareem Doe, Malik Doe, Noor Doe, Omar Doe, Rami Doe, Yusuf Doe. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Memorandum of Law, # 2 Affidavit Declaration of Julie A. Goldberg in Support of Motion to Postpone Agency Effective Date, # 3 Affidavit Declaration of Julie A. Goldberg regarding Notice of Motion for Preliminary Injunction, # 4 Proposed Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, # 5 Exhibit 1, # 6 Exhibit 2, # 7 Exhibit 3, # 8 Exhibit 4, # 9 Exhibit 5, # 10 Exhibit 6, # 11 Exhibit 7, # 12 Exhibit 8, # 13 Exhibit 9, # 14 Exhibit 10, # 15 Exhibit 11, # 16 Exhibit 12, # 17 Exhibit 13, # 18 Exhibit 14, # 19 Exhibit 15, # 20 Exhibit 16, # 21 Exhibit 17, # 22 Exhibit 18, # 23 Exhibit 19, # 24 Exhibit 20, # 25 Exhibit 21, # 26 Exhibit 22, # 27 Exhibit 23, # 28 Exhibit 24, # 29 Exhibit 25, # 30 Exhibit 26, # 31 Exhibit 27, # 32 Exhibit 28, # 33 Exhibit 29, # 34 Exhibit 30, # 35 Exhibit 31, # 36 Exhibit 32, # 37 Exhibit 33, # 38 Exhibit 34, # 39 Exhibit 35, # 40 Exhibit 36, # 41 Exhibit 37, # 42 Exhibit 38, # 43 Exhibit 39, # 44 Exhibit 40, # 45 Exhibit 41, # 46 Exhibit 42, # 47 Exhibit 43, # 48 Exhibit 44, # 49 Exhibit 45, # 50 Exhibit 46, # 51 Exhibit 47, # 52 Exhibit 48, # 53 Exhibit 49, # 54 Exhibit 50, # 55 Exhibit 51, # 56 Exhibit 52, # 57 Exhibit 53, # 58 Exhibit 54, # 59 Exhibit 55, # 60 Exhibit 56).(Goldberg, Julie) (Entered: 03/15/2026) 1 Supplement Memorandum of Law View on RECAP 2 Affidavit Declaration of Julie A. Goldberg in Support of Motion to Postpone Agen View on PACER 3 Affidavit Declaration of Julie A. Goldberg regarding Notice of Motion for Prelim View on PACER 4 Proposed Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction View on PACER 5 Exhibit 1 View on PACER 6 Exhibit 2 View on PACER 7 Exhibit 3 View on PACER 8 Exhibit 4 View on PACER 9 Exhibit 5 View on PACER 10 Exhibit 6 View on PACER 11 Exhibit 7 View on PACER 12 Exhibit 8 View on PACER 13 Exhibit 9 View on PACER 14 Exhibit 10 View on PACER 15 Exhibit 11 View on PACER 16 Exhibit 12 View on PACER 17 Exhibit 13 View on PACER 18 Exhibit 14 View on PACER 19 Exhibit 15 View on PACER 20 Exhibit 16 View on PACER 21 Exhibit 17 View on PACER 22 Exhibit 18 View on PACER 23 Exhibit 19 View on PACER 24 Exhibit 20 View on PACER 25 Exhibit 21 View on PACER 26 Exhibit 22 View on PACER 27 Exhibit 23 View on PACER 28 Exhibit 24 View on PACER 29 Exhibit 25 View on PACER 30 Exhibit 26 View on PACER 31 Exhibit 27 View on PACER 32 Exhibit 28 View on PACER 33 Exhibit 29 View on PACER 34 Exhibit 30 View on PACER 35 Exhibit 31 View on PACER 36 Exhibit 32 View on PACER 37 Exhibit 33 View on PACER 38 Exhibit 34 View on PACER 39 Exhibit 35 View on PACER 40 Exhibit 36 View on PACER 41 Exhibit 37 View on PACER 42 Exhibit 38 View on PACER 43 Exhibit 39 View on PACER 44 Exhibit 40 View on PACER 45 Exhibit 41 View on PACER 46 Exhibit 42 View on PACER 47 Exhibit 43 View on PACER 48 Exhibit 44 View on PACER 49 Exhibit 45 View on PACER 50 Exhibit 46 View on PACER 51 Exhibit 47 View on PACER 52 Exhibit 48 View on PACER 53 Exhibit 49 View on PACER 54 Exhibit 50 View on PACER 55 Exhibit 51 View on PACER 56 Exhibit 52 View on PACER 57 Exhibit 53 View on PACER 58 Exhibit 54 View on PACER 59 Exhibit 55 View on PACER 60 Exhibit 56 View on PACER	March 15, 2026	March 15, 2026
	Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice	March 16, 2026	March 16, 2026
	Notice to Attorney Regarding Party Modification	March 16, 2026	March 16, 2026
	Notice to Attorney Regarding Case Opening Statistical Error Correction	March 16, 2026	March 16, 2026
	***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Julie A Goldberg. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: Class Action code n (No Class Action Alleged); County code Albany;. The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the Class Action code has been modified to y (Class Action Alleged); the County code has been modified to XX Out of State;. (jgo)	March 16, 2026	March 16, 2026
	***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Julie A Goldberg. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Noor Doe; Adan Doe; Ibrahim Doe; Yusuf Doe; Hassan Doe; Malik Doe; Kareem Doe; Rami Doe; Omar Doe; Kristi Noem. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party text was omitted;. (jgo)	March 16, 2026	March 16, 2026
	CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Unassigned. .(jgo)	March 16, 2026	March 16, 2026
	Case Designated ECF. (jgo)	March 16, 2026	March 16, 2026
	CASE REFERRED to Judge Katherine Polk Failla as possibly related to 25-cv-8686. (jgo)	March 16, 2026	March 16, 2026
	Notice of Case Assignment/Reassignment	March 17, 2026	March 17, 2026
	CASE DECLINED AS NOT RELATED. Case referred as related to 1:25-cv-08686-KPF and declined by Judge Katherine Polk Failla and returned to wheel for assignment. (tro)	March 17, 2026	March 17, 2026
	NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge Dale E. Ho. Judge Unassigned is no longer assigned to the case. (tro)	March 17, 2026	March 17, 2026
	Magistrate Judge Henry J. Ricardo is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (tro)	March 17, 2026	March 17, 2026
6	ORDER: This case has been assigned to me for all purposes. It is hereby ORDERED that counsel for all parties appear for a conference with the Court on March 20, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. The Conference will be held via Microsoft Teams. The parties should dial in by calling (646) 453-4442 and entering the Phone Conference ID: 168 698 859, followed by the pound (#) sign. Counsel should be prepared to discuss a briefing schedule on Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction. Plaintiffs' counsel is directed to (1) promptly serve Respondents with a copy of the Complaint and Motion for Preliminary Injunction, and a copy of this Order, and (2) to file proof of such services on the docket by no later than 5:00 pm ET today, March 18, 2026. Counsel for Defendants shall promptly enter notices of appearance. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Dale E. Ho on 3/18/2026) ( Status Conference set for 3/20/2026 at 12:00 PM before Judge Dale E. Ho.) (ks) (Entered: 03/18/2026)	March 18, 2026	March 18, 2026