Filed Date: April 15, 2026
Case Ongoing
Clearinghouse coding in progress
On April 15, 2026, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and the National Center for Youth Law filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services, the Administration for Children and Families, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs had submitted a FOIA request on February 10, 2025, seeking federal agency records related to the government's treatment of unaccompanied youth in Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) custody who are pregnant and/or seeking reproductive healthcare, including abortion and pregnancy-related care. The complaint alleges that the defendants failed to respond to this FOIA request for over a year, thereby violating statutory and regulatory time limits. According to the plaintiffs, ORR has a documented history of obstructing access to reproductive healthcare for unaccompanied youth, including restrictive policies implemented in 2008 and 2017 that limited or denied abortion access. The complaint further alleges that while current regulations require ORR to provide access to reproductive healthcare, recent developments suggest potential policy changes that may restrict such access. The lawsuit asserts five specific FOIA violations and seeks court orders requiring the defendants to process and disclose the requested records, conduct thorough searches, waive processing fees, and pay the plaintiffs' attorneys' fees.
This case is ongoing.
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73197774/parties/american-civil-liberties-union-foundation-v-department-of-health-and-human/
Amiri, Brigitte Adrienne (New York)
Law, National Center (New York)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73197774/american-civil-liberties-union-foundation-v-department-of-health-and-human/
Last updated April 17, 2026, 2:51 p.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: April 15, 2026
Case Ongoing: Yes
Case Details
Other Dockets:
Southern District of New York 1:26-cv-03098
Available Documents:
Case Summary of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation v. Department of Health and Human Services, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/48104/.