July 25, 2016
The Texas Department of State Health Services and the agency's vital statistics unit have agreed to broaden the types of documents immigrant parents can provide to obtain birth certificates for their American-born children, according to a settlement agreement.
April 26, 2016
A Texas agency accused of denying birth certificates to American-born children of immigrants told a Texas federal judge on Tuesday it shouldn't be forced to turn over data about all births in the state to plaintiffs, arguing that a discovery request was overly broad and burdensome.
January 27, 2016
Immigrant parents whose U.S.-born children were allegedly denied birth certificates by Texas officials asked a federal court on Tuesday to block the state's efforts to trim a constitutional claim from their suit, claiming the officials' actions had violated the U.S. Constitution's supremacy clause.
December 24, 2015
From a possible Supreme Court showdown over the president's executive actions to heated disputes over the resettlement of refugees, 2016 promises to be another exciting year for immigration cases. Here, Law360 takes a look at some of the most interesting lawsuits that will be unfolding.
October 19, 2015
A Texas federal judge denied a request Friday by families and nonprofits to force a Texas health agency to provide immigrant parents access to the birth certificates of their U.S. citizen children, saying the facts of the case and presentation of evidence are underdeveloped.
August 27, 2015
A Texas federal judge on Wednesday agreed to let eight families and a nonprofit join a suit accusing a Texas health agency of denying birth certificates to the U.S. citizen children of immigrant parents.
July 23, 2015
A Texas health agency said Wednesday that allegations it denies birth certificates to the U.S. citizen children of immigrant parents should be thrown out because, under the 11th Amendment, the state cannot be sued in federal court.
May 28, 2015
Four women who entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico sued a Texas health agency on Tuesday alleging that officials are refusing to issue birth certificates for their U.S. citizen children, resulting in discrimination against the women based on their immigration status.