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John, Last night, a federal judge stopped the nationwide expansion of expedited removal while our litigation proceeds. This means hundreds of thousands of longtime U.S. residents will be protected from being deported without a court hearing.
We and our partners—ACLU and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP—filed suit this summer to challenge the nationwide expansion of expedited removal. In expedited removal proceedings, low-level immigration officers can deport individuals without basic legal protections such as a hearing or an opportunity to speak with an attorney. Previously, expedited removal was limited to those near the border who recently arrived, but the administration tried to expand it to anyone anywhere in the country who could not prove they were continuously in the United States for more than two years.
The judge’s order from last night says that the administration’s new policy must be halted while our litigation proceeds. We are thrilled that the expansion of this profoundly flawed process, which puts noncitizens, including asylum-seekers, at serious risk of wrongful deportation, is on hold. We and partners will continue to aggressively challenge this policy in court.
We can’t do this work without your partnership—please support us today.
Sincerely, |
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