Case: Corcelius v. Mullin
0:26-cv-02787 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Filed Date: May 28, 2026
Case Ongoing
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Case Summary
This is a case challenging the U.S. government’s security screening practices at an airport.
On May 28, 2026, a labor and community organizer filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in the Minneapolis Division. The plaintiff sued the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and several other federal security officials in their official capacities, asserting violations of the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures and the First Amendment’s protection against retaliation. The plaintiff alleged that upon returning from Europe, where she had advocated for divestment from DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents subjected her to secondary screening, seized her phone and political literature, and searched her device without reasonable suspicion. The plaintiff sought declaratory relief, injunctive relief barring unlawful non-routine searches and seizures of her property and requiring the government to revise its search policies; along with attorney's fees. The case was assigned to District Judge Nancy E. Brasel.
This case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Alexis Gil (7/10/2026)
People
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73408834/parties/corcelius-v-mullin/
Brasel, Nancy Ellen (Minnesota)
Masri, Lena Fatina (Minnesota)
Shaw, Alec (Minnesota)
Hackworthy, David R. (Minnesota)
Sekus, Perry (Minnesota)
Documents in the Clearinghouse
Docket
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73408834/corcelius-v-mullin/
Last updated Aug. 30, 2026, 3:11 a.m.
Docket for: Corcelius v. Mullin
Case Details
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: May 28, 2026
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
The plaintiff is a labor and community organizer.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Federal
Commission of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Customs and Border Protection Assistant Port Director for Port of Entry #3501
Customs and Border Protection Port Director for Port of Entry #3501
Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations
Secretary of Homeland Security
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Ex parte Young (federal or state officials)
Constitutional Clause(s):
Unreasonable search and seizure
Other Dockets:
District of Minnesota 0:26-cv-02787
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Relief Sought:
Relief Granted:
Source of Relief:
Issues
General/Misc.:
Case Summary of Corcelius v. Mullin, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/48285/ (last updated 7/10/2026).