Case: De La Rosa Maya v. Mullin
1:26-cv-03014 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia
Filed Date: Aug. 28, 2026
Case Ongoing
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Case Summary
This case challenged a 2025 Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy that rescinded existing enforcement protections for survivors of crime.
On August 28, 2026, two Mexican nationals sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, the acting heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Acting Attorney General in their official capacities in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs had lived in the United States since 2000 and had been in the process of obtaining lawful status. Both individuals had pending applications for protections under the Violence Against Women Act. They alleged that when they returned from a short trip to Mexico in June 2026 on valid advance parole documents, CBP officers held them for hours without access to their lawyer, accused them of fraud, issued them expedited removal orders, and proceeded to deport them to Mexico.
According to the plaintiffs, the CBP officers were acting pursuant to a 2025 ICE guidance document, which explicitly rescinded earlier policies instructing enforcement officers to generally refrain from taking civil enforcement action against individuals known to have pending applications for survivor-based immigration benefits. The 2025 guidance document also broadened ICE officers’ procedural discretion when conducting civil immigration actions against applicants for survivor-based benefits.
Represented by private counsel, Plaintiffs challenged both their deportations and the 2025 guidance document, alleging that it violated the Administrative Procedure Act, the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause, and the Constitution's Suspension Clause. Plaintiffs sought declaratory relief, an order compelling Defendants to rescind Plaintiffs’ expedited removal order, a writ of mandamus or habeas corpus compelling Defendants to return Plaintiffs to the United States expeditiously under parole, a permanent injunction prohibiting Defendants from taking retaliatory actions against Plaintiffs, and costs and attorneys’ fees.
The case was assigned to Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg.
This case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Madison Krumins (10/23/2026)
People
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74715805/parties/de-la-rosa-maya-v-mullin/
Boasberg, James Emanuel (District of Columbia)
Molina, Vanessa (District of Columbia)
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Resources
Docket
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74715805/de-la-rosa-maya-v-mullin/
Last updated Nov. 7, 2026, 3:08 a.m.
Docket for: DE LA ROSA MAYA v. MULLIN
Case Details
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: Aug. 28, 2026
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Two Mexican nationals who were applicants for Violence Against Women Act protections and in the process of obtaining lawful status.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Federal
Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
United States
Defendant Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Ex parte Young (federal or state officials)
Constitutional Clause(s):
Other Dockets:
District of District of Columbia 1:26-cv-03014
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Relief Sought:
Relief Granted:
Source of Relief:
Issues
General/Misc.:
Access to lawyers or judicial system
Immigration/Border:
Undocumented immigrants - rights and duties
Case Summary of De La Rosa Maya v. Mullin, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/48533/ (last updated 10/23/2026).