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ImmDef In The News

The latest news from Team ImmDef including action alerts, media highlights, and special events.

Support Efforts to Free Andry Romero at World Pride In Washington, DC

Free Andry events during World Pride in Washington DC the weekend of June 6, 2025 Action for Andry Rall y Friday, June 6, 2025 5PM EST ...

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May 281 min read

Ninth Circuit Upholds Legal Protections for Immigrant Children

Ninth Circuit Upholds Legal Protections for Immigrant Children SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a federal...

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May 152 min read

Federal District Court Orders Trump Administration to Protect Immigrant Children

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A federal district court heard oral arguments in Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLSEPA) v. HSS on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, to weigh whether to grant a preliminary injunction to protect critical legal services for unaccompanied immigrant children.

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Apr 305 min read

Legal Service Providers Demand Immediate Action as Unaccompanied Children Languish in Immigration Court Without Legal Representation

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Apr 255 min read

Court Blocks Remain in Mexico Reimplementation

Riverside, CA (April 17, 2025) – Yesterday a federal court granted an emergency stay halting the government’s reimplementation of the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols, or Remain in Mexico policy, which forces people seeking asylum to await their U.S. immigration court dates under perilous conditions in Mexico.

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Apr 173 min read

Los Angeles Based Immigrants’ Rights Groups Seek to Join Legal Case Against Trump’s Sanctuary Cities Attack

The Central American Resource Center, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, and Immigrant Defenders Law Center Move to Intervene in Case Against Trump Administration

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Apr 163 min read