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Federal Court Rules that Government Actions Under Remain in Mexico are Subject to Orantes Injunction

By immigrationprof

Immigration impact litigation from the 1980s continues to have impacts on the treatment of migrants.  For example, the Flores settlement continues to govern the govern the U.S. government’s detention of migrant children.

Earlier this week. a federal district court ordered the U.S. government to turn over information sought by advocates about whether the Trump-era Remain in Mexico policy’s application violated longstanding court-ordered protections for certain migrants.

“This court victory will help shed light on the full extent of the harm caused by this cruel and unlawful Trump-era policy and is a crucial step toward vindicating the rights of Salvadoran class members unlawfully denied a fair shot at asylum,” said Lisa Graybill, legal director of the National Immigration Law Center. “We will continue fighting to restore full and fair access to asylum for all people seeking safety and freedom from persecution in our country.”

Plaintiffs in Orantes-Hernandez v. Meese, a major piece of impact litigation first filed in the 1980s that protects the rights of Salvadorans detained by U.S. immigration authorities, returned to court after notifying the Biden administration that it could face further legal action concerning the Remain in Mexico policy, which the administration has sought to rescind in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.  The court ruling is available here.

KJ

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