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United States v. State of Illinois

1:25-cv-04811 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: May 1, 2025

This case, brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of the second Trump Administration, challenged recent amendments to Illinois' Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act ("Privacy Act"). Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), enacted by Congress in 1986, employers are required to verify the identity and employment authorization of their employees. IRCA created an E-Verify program to help employers access such information. On May 5, 2025, the DOJ brought this lawsuit in the United …

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Kaighn v. United States of America

3:16-cv-08079 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: April 25, 2016

Closed Date: April 27, 2016

This case involved several claims brought by pro se plaintiffs on April 25, 2016, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the United States, the State of Arizona, the City of Prescott, Yavapai County, and the individual “official capacity” defendants (including the Prescott City Attorney, Deputy City Attorney, Police Chief, and Deputy Police Chief). The plaintiffs sought temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief to (i) enjoin the defendants from violating the plaintiff’s constitution…
EDUCATION
United States v. State of Oklahoma

6:25-cv-00265 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Aug. 5, 2025

This case challenged a provision of Oklahoma state law, Oklahoma Statute Title 70 § 3242, along with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) policy § 3.18.6. Together, these provisions authorized noncitizens who are unlawfully present in the United States to receive in-state tuition rates at Oklahoma postsecondary institutions. The United States alleged that these provisions violate the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution because they confer in-state tuition benefits based…

Case Is Ongoing

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. City of New York

1:25-cv-04084 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: July 24, 2025

This case is about New York City’s alleged obstruction of federal immigration enforcement through its sanctuary city policies. On July 24, 2025, the United States filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The United States sued the City of New York and its Mayor; the New York City Council and its Speaker; the New York City Department of Correction and its Commissioner; the New York City Department of Probation and its Commissioner; and the New York City…

Case Is Ongoing

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. State of New York

1:25-cv-00744 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

Filed Date: June 12, 2025

This case challenges New York's "Protect Our Courts Act," Executive Order 170, and Executive Order 170.1, all of which broadly limit cooperation between state and local authorities and federal immigration enforcement. New York's Executive Order 170, issued in 2017, and its 2018 amendment, Executive Order 170.1, limit state officers from inquiring about or disclosing immigration status for civil enforcement, and restrict federal immigration arrests in state facilities without a judicial warrant.…

Case Is Ongoing

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. City of Los Angeles

2:25-cv-05917 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: June 30, 2025

This case challenged Los Angeles's "sanctuary city" policies. In 2017, the California State Legislature enacted the California Values Act (CVA) that, when implemented in Los Angeles, "restricted cooperation with federal immigration authorities and ordered that the LAPD shall not: [i]nvestigate, interrogate, detain, or arrest a person for civil immigration purposes; or [i]nquire into an individual’s civil immigration status." The act also "requires LAPD personnel to obtain approval from the Depa…

Case Is Ongoing

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. State of Texas

7:25-cv-00055 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: June 4, 2025

This case, brought by the federal government, challenged a Texas law that allowed noncitizens unlawfully present in the U.S. to receive in-state tuition rates. Federal law prohibited unlawfully present "aliens" from being eligible for any postsecondary education benefit that is not equally available to U.S. citizens. 8 U.S.C. § 1623(a). In-state tuition rates were available to certain noncitizens in Texas, but not to U.S. citizens who resided in states other than Texas. On June 4, 2025, the U.S…

Injunction Granted

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. Walz

0:25-cv-02668 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: June 25, 2025

This case challenges the constitutionality of Minnesota’s state tuition and scholarship policies for undocumented students. On June 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota against Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, and the State of Minnesota. Represented by the Department’s Civil Division and Office of Immigration Litigation, the United States sought decla…

Case Is Ongoing

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. Beshear

3:25-cv-00028 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

Filed Date: June 17, 2025

This case challenged a Kentucky law that allowed noncitizens unlawfully present in the U.S. to receive in-state tuition. Federal law prohibited unlawfully present "aliens" from being eligible for any postsecondary education benefit that is not equally available to U.S. citizens. 8 U.S.C. § 1623(a). In-state tuition in Kentucky was available to certain noncitizens, but not to U.S. citizens who resided in states other than Kentucky. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) brought this case, alleging…

Case Is Ongoing

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. City of Newark

2:25-cv-05081 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: May 22, 2025

This case challenged the "sanctuary city" policies of several cities in New Jersey. On May 22, 2025, the United States sued the cities of Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Hoboken, along with their city councils and mayors, in the District Court for the District of New Jersey. The U.S. alleged that the defendants' policies unlawfully interfered with immigration enforcement in their cities. For instance, the U.S. claimed that because of the policies, "the United States lacks the ability to read…

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