The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois approved a settlement on February 8, 2022, in the class action lawsuit, Castañon Nava et al. v. Dep’t of Homeland Security et al., No. 18-cv-3757-RRP (N.D. Ill.).
Jimenez Moreno et al v. Napolitano et al, 11-cv-05452 (N.D. Ill) is a federal class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for unlawfully detaining immigrants and U.S. citizens identified through local law enforcement agencies.
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) and pro bono partners at McDermott, Will and Emery filed a complaint in the United States District Court arguing that the government improperly requires abused stepchildren to remain in relationship with their abusive stepparents in order to receive protection under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
his case seeks monetary damages for 324 days of wrongful detention due to an immigration detainer. Sergey Mayorov was born in Belarus and lawfully entered the United States at age 9 to live in the custody of his mother.
Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) filed a lawsuit against officials of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Jefferson County, Illinois, on behalf of seven immigrants who were held at the Jefferson County Justice Center under unsanitary conditions and with inadequate health care.
NIJC and pro bono partner McDermott Will & Emery LLP, filed a Privacy Act suit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) on behalf
On June 18, 2012, NIJC filed suit to obtain information regarding the government’s implementation of prosecutorial discretion guidelines and directives from January 1, 2010 until present. NIJC’s complaint was filed in the Northern District of Illinois, and has been assigned to the Honorable Gary Feinerman. The Honorable Maria Valdez has been designated as Magistrate Judge.
Most binding interpretations of immigration law are made by the Board of Immigration Appeals, but the Attorney General himself has authority to decide cases and issue precedential decisions, and may overrule Board decisions with which he disagrees.
NIJC filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to obtain information clarifying the circumstances of thousands of immigrant children who may have been unlawfully detained by U.S.
