Case: Make the Road New York v. United States Department of Homeland Security

COMPLAINT against Joseph B. Edlow, Markwayne Mullin, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Department of Homeland Security. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-33457628)Document filed by Association to Benefit Children, New York Legal Assistance Group, African Communities Together, Make the Road New York. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - USCIS Public Charge Guidance).(Welber, Susan) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

1 Exhibit A - USCIS Public Charge Guidance

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CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Welber, Susan) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Make the Road New York..(Welber, Susan) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by New York Legal Assistance Group..(Welber, Susan) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Association to Benefit Children..(Welber, Susan) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by African Communities Together..(Welber, Susan) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

STATEMENT OF RELATEDNESS re: that this action be filed as related to 26-cv-7978. Document filed by African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Welber, Susan) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

STATEMENT OF RELATEDNESS re: that this action be filed as related to 26-cv-7982. Document filed by African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Welber, Susan) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT SUMMONS REQUEST As To - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Todd Blanche, in his official capacity as United States Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice, re: 1 Complaint. Document filed by African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Welber, Susan) Modified on 9/18/2026 (sj). (Entered: 09/17/2026)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to United States Department of Homeland Security, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Welber, Susan) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Joseph B. Edlow, in his official capacity as Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Welber, Susan) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Markwayne Mullin, in his official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Welber, Susan) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Welber, Susan) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT SUMMONS REQUEST As To - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Welber, Susan) Modified on 9/18/2026 (sj). (Entered: 09/18/2026)

FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - (SEE DOCUMENT#22) NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Hasan Shafiqullah on behalf of African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Shafiqullah, Hasan) Modified on 9/21/2026 (lb). (Entered: 09/18/2026)

ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Joseph B. Edlow. (sj) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. (sj) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Markwayne Mullin. (sj) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to United States Department of Homeland Security. (sj) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Evan Henley on behalf of African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Henley, Evan) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Emily Lundgren on behalf of African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Lundgren, Emily) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Unassigned. (sj)

Case Designated ECF. (sj)

CASE REFERRED to Judge Ronnie Abrams as possibly related to 1:26cv7978. (sj)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Hasan Shafiqullah on behalf of African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Shafiqullah, Hasan) (Entered: 09/21/2026)

MOTION for Ryan Cooper to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-33471322. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Cooper Affidavit, # 2 Exhibit DC COGS, # 3 Exhibit TX COGS, # 4 Proposed Order Proposed Order).(Cooper, Ryan) (Entered: 09/21/2026)

Notice Regarding Pro Hac Vice Motion

>>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. 23 MOTION for Ryan Cooper to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-33471322. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (rju)

FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT SUMMONS REQUEST As To - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to United States Department of Homeland Security (c/o United States Attorney General), re: 1 Complaint. Document filed by African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Shafiqullah, Hasan) Modified on 9/23/2026 (sj). (Entered: 09/22/2026)

FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT SUMMONS REQUEST As To - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to United States Department of Homeland Security (c/o U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York), re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Shafiqullah, Hasan) Modified on 9/23/2026 (sj). (Entered: 09/22/2026)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jonathan Hillel Hurwitz on behalf of African Communities Together, Association to Benefit Children, Make the Road New York, New York Legal Assistance Group..(Hurwitz, Jonathan) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Request for Issuance of Summons

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Hasan Shafiqullah to RE-FILE Document No. 25 Request for Issuance of Summons, 24 Request for Issuance of Summons. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons is not correct; Party as to whom the summons request is for must be listed in the 'To' field of the summons PDF the wrong event type was used to file the request for issuance of summons. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Amended Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (sj)

Notice of Case Assignment/Reassignment

CASE ACCEPTED AS RELATED. Create association to 1:26-cv-07978-RA. Notice of Assignment to follow. (tro)

NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge Ronnie Abrams. Judge Unassigned is no longer assigned to the case. (tro)

Magistrate Judge Gary Stein is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1), and Local Civil Rule 73.1, parties are notified that they may, with the approval of the assigned District Judge, 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)

Request for Issuance of Amended Summons

Request for Issuance of Amended Summons

ORDER AND NOTICE OF INITIAL CONFERENCE: This case has been assigned to me for all purposes. It is hereby: ORDERED that, by October 2, 2026, the parties submit a joint letter, not to exceed five (5) pages, providing the following information in separate paragraphs: 1. A brief description of the nature of the action and the principal defenses thereto; As further set forth herein, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, by October 2, 2026, the parties jointly submit to the Court a proposed case management plan and scheduling order. A template for the order is available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-ronnie-abrams. The status letter and the proposed case management plan should be filed electronically, consistent with the Court's Electronic Case Filing (ECF) Rules & Instructions, which are available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, unless the parties request otherwise, counsel for all parties appear for an initial status conference on October 9, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. The initial status conference will be held together with the parties in the related cases New York et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (26-CV-7978) and City of New York et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al. (No. 26-CV-7982). If Defendants have not yet been properly served, have not filed a responsive pleading, and/or the parties otherwise seek to adjourn the conference, they shall notify the Court by no later than October 2, 2026. Unless the parties request otherwise, a video conference will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams. Members of the public may call into the conference at the following audio-only line: (646) 453-4442; Passcode: 922 505 857#. A video link will be sent to the parties prior to the conference. If Defendants have been properly served and the parties in each of the related cases are available to proceed with an initial status conference prior to October 9, 2026, the parties shall notify the Court and propose an earlier date for the conference, as well as for submission of the status letter and proposed case management plan. Plaintiffs are ordered to serve Defendants with a copy of this order and to file an affidavit on ECF certifying that such service has been effectuated. SO ORDERED. Initial Conference set for 10/9/2026 at 03:00 PM before Judge Ronnie Abrams. (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 9/24/2026) (ar) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Request for Issuance of Summons

Request for Issuance of Amended Summons

Request for Issuance of Amended Summons

Notice of Appearance

Appear Pro Hac Vice

Pro Hac Vice Fee Payment

Notice Regarding Pro Hac Vice Motion

Amended Summons Issued

Amended Summons Issued

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

Notice of Appearance

Letter

Proposed Case Management Plan

Affidavit of Service Other

Summons Returned Executed as to USA

Summons Returned Executed as to USA

Summons Returned Executed as to USA

Summons Returned Executed as to USA

Summons Returned Executed as to USA

Summons Returned Executed as to USA

CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SCHEDULING ORDER: The parties do not consent to conducting all further proceedings before a United States Magistrate Judge, including motions and trial. 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). This case is not to be tried to a jury. No additional parties may be joined after November 13, 2026, without leave of the Court. No amendments to the pleadings may be made after November 13, 2026, without leave of the Court. The parties will proceed under the following schedule: October 23, 2026: Defendants produce administrative record; December 11, 2026: Plaintiffs file motion for summary judgment; January 29, 2027: Defendants file a combined cross-motion for summary judgment and opposition to Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment; February 26, 2027: Plaintiffs file combined opposition to Defendants' cross-motion for summary judgment and reply in support of Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment; March 12, 2027: Defendants file reply in support of cross-motion for summary judgment. It is further ORDERED that the initial status conference originally scheduled for October 9, 2026 is hereby adjourned. Amended Pleadings due by 11/13/2026. Joinder of Parties due by 11/13/2026. Motions due by 12/11/2026. Cross Motions due by 1/29/2027. Responses due by 2/26/2027 Replies due by 3/12/2027. (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 10/5/2026) (rro)

Notice of Change of Address

Summons Returned Executed as to USA

Notice (Other)

1 Exhibit AR Index

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2 Exhibit Certification of Rule AR

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3 Exhibit Certification of Guidance AR

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