Inland Empire – Immigrant Youth Collective v. McAleenan
What's at Stake
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Southern California won a nationwide preliminary injunction on behalf of a class of young immigrants challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful revocations of their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.
Summary
These revocations took place without notice or an opportunity for the young immigrants to present their case, even though they followed all program rules and did not engage in any conduct to disqualify them from DACA. The lawsuit, IEIYC & Arreola v. Nielsen, challenges these revocation practices and was filed against officials from the Department of Homeland Security. The lawsuit argues that these revocation practices violate the federal Administrative Procedures Act and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The lawsuit alleges that the Department of Homeland Security has a practice of unlawfully and arbitrarily revoking DACA grants and work authorizations based on unproven allegations or low-level offenses such as traffic violations that do not disqualify the individual from the program. DHS has terminated DACA in these cases without any advance notice, any chance to fight the government’s actions, or an opportunity to reinstate DACA when an individual is cleared of any allegations.
Update (June 28, 2019): On June 28, 2019, the Supreme Court announced that it will review three cases in which the lower court found that the Trump administration’s decision to end the DACA program was unlawful and issued an injunction requiring it to continue accepting DACA renewal applications. The preliminary injunction issued in IEIYC v. Nielsen, which prevents USCIS from terminating DACA grants and work authorization without notice and an opportunity to respond or based solely on the issuance of a Notice to Appear in immigration court, will remain in effect while the Supreme Court reviews these cases and pending further action of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit where the government’s appeal is currently stayed.
If you or someone you know has had a DACA grant revoked, please contact the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û at DACArevoked@aclu.org.
Legal Documents
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12/22/2017
Inland Empire – Immigrant Youth Collective v. Duke - Amended Complaint
Date Filed: 12/22/2017
Affiliate: Southern California
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12/22/2017
Inland Empire – Immigrant Youth Collective v. Duke - Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification
Date Filed: 12/22/2017
Affiliate: Southern California
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12/22/2017
Inland Empire – Immigrant Youth Collective v. Duke - Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Classwide Preliminary Injunction
Date Filed: 12/22/2017
Affiliate: Southern California
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11/21/2017
Inland Empire – Immigrant Youth Collective v. Duke - Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
Date Filed: 11/21/2017
Affiliate: Southern California
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10/18/2017
Inland Empire – Immigrant Youth Collective v. Duke - Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
Date Filed: 10/18/2017
Affiliate: Southern California
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10/05/2017
Inland Empire – Immigrant Youth Collective v. Duke - Complaint
Date Filed: 10/05/2017
Affiliate: Southern California
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03/28/2018
Inland Empire – Immigrant Youth Collective v. Nielsen - Modified Order
Date Filed: 03/28/2018
Affiliate: Southern California
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02/27/2018
Inland Empire – Immigrant Youth Collective v. Nielsen Decision
Date Filed: 02/27/2018
Affiliate: Southern California
Press Releases
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Wins Protections for DACA Recipients Unlawfully Targeted by Trump Administration
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Seeks to Certify Nationwide Class of DACA Recipients and Requests Class-wide Injunction
Court Orders Trump Administration to Restore DACA Status to ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Client Jesús Arreola
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Files Class Action Suit Against Trump Administration For Unlawfully Revoking DACA Grants