Try our Advanced Search for more refined results

Movimiento Democracia, Inc. et al v. Secretary, Department of Homeland Security et al

  1. September 09, 2016

    Cubans' Lighthouse Landing Wasn't US Soil, Judge Reaffirms

    A group of Cubans saw their attempt to claim refugee status thrown out by a Florida court Thursday after the judge ruled landing at an unmanned and abandoned lighthouse does not count as landing on U.S. soil.

  2. July 08, 2016

    Cuban Migrants Have No Right To Counsel, Judge Rules

    A Florida federal judge ruled on Friday that a group of Cubans seeking entry into the U.S. after being apprehended on a lighthouse off the Florida Keys won't be granted access to counsel during the course of their legal proceedings because they are not being kept involuntarily by the government.

  3. July 05, 2016

    Cuban Migrants Have Right To Counsel, Their Attys Say

    A group of Cubans seeking to be admitted into the U.S. after being apprehended on a lighthouse off the Florida Keys should be allowed access to counsel during the course of their legal proceedings, their attorneys argued on Friday.

  4. June 28, 2016

    Judge Says Lighthouse Isn't Dry Land, Sends Cubans Back

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday ruled that a lighthouse seven miles off the Florida Keys is not considered dry land and ordered 21 Cuban migrants who had reached the structure to be repatriated.