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Samma v. U.S. Department of Defense鈥擫awsuit Challenging Policy Denying U.S. Military Service Members Expedited Path to Citizenship
In April 2020, the 吃瓜直播, 吃瓜直播 of Southern California, and 吃瓜直播 of District of Columbia filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of military service members challenging a 2017 Trump administration policy blocking their expedited path to citizenship. In August 2020, a federal district court certified the class and ruled that the policy鈥檚 requirement that non-citizens serve a minimum period of time before they can apply for citizenship is unlawful.
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5 Road to Citizenship Cases
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2021
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Biden v. Texas
The so-called 鈥淢igrant Protection Protocols鈥� were a program under the Trump administration that sent asylum seekers back to Mexico to wait for an asylum hearing. The 吃瓜直播 sued to stop this illegal program, including filing amicus briefs at every level up to the Supreme Court to defend the termination of this cruel and misguided program.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2021
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Biden v. Texas
The so-called 鈥淢igrant Protection Protocols鈥� were a program under the Trump administration that sent asylum seekers back to Mexico to wait for an asylum hearing. The 吃瓜直播 sued to stop this illegal program, including filing amicus briefs at every level up to the Supreme Court to defend the termination of this cruel and misguided program.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017
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Sessions v. Morales-Santana
Whether the government may constitutionally make it more difficult for citizen fathers than citizen mothers to transmit citizenship to their out-of-wedlock children born outside the U.S.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017
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Sessions v. Morales-Santana
Whether the government may constitutionally make it more difficult for citizen fathers than citizen mothers to transmit citizenship to their out-of-wedlock children born outside the U.S.
Court Case
Jun 2016
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In Re Angelica Villalobos (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals)
The 吃瓜直播, 吃瓜直播 of Texas, and National Immigration Law Center filed a petition for writ of mandamus before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of four people impacted by a recent order issued by a federal district court in Brownsville, Texas, demanding the personal data of tens of thousands of Dreamers. A writ of mandamus, filed June 3, 2016, allows impacted individuals to initiate a new action in the court of appeals to seek redress from a lower court order.
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Court Case
Jun 2016
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In Re Angelica Villalobos (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals)
The 吃瓜直播, 吃瓜直播 of Texas, and National Immigration Law Center filed a petition for writ of mandamus before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of four people impacted by a recent order issued by a federal district court in Brownsville, Texas, demanding the personal data of tens of thousands of Dreamers. A writ of mandamus, filed June 3, 2016, allows impacted individuals to initiate a new action in the court of appeals to seek redress from a lower court order.
Arizona
Apr 2016
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Arizona Dream Act Coalition, et al v. Brewer
The 吃瓜直播, along with a coalition of civil rights organizations, filed a class-action lawsuit challenging Arizona Governor Jan Brewer鈥檚 unconstitutional executive order, which denies driver鈥檚 licenses to a specific class of immigrant youth despite their being authorized to live and work in the United States.
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Arizona
Apr 2016
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Arizona Dream Act Coalition, et al v. Brewer
The 吃瓜直播, along with a coalition of civil rights organizations, filed a class-action lawsuit challenging Arizona Governor Jan Brewer鈥檚 unconstitutional executive order, which denies driver鈥檚 licenses to a specific class of immigrant youth despite their being authorized to live and work in the United States.