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Northwest Immigrant Rights Project et al v. Garland, et al

  1. April 18, 2019

    Deal Reached In Suit Over Atty Access In Immigration Court

    A legal services nonprofit has agreed to pause a lawsuit challenging a government rule that punishes attorneys who offer limited representation to foreign citizens without formally appearing before the immigration court while the U.S. Department of Justice revises its regulation on attorney representation.

  2. August 07, 2017

    DOJ Seeks Dismissal Of EOIR Immigrant Representation Row

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday sought to dismiss a suit brought by a legal services nonprofit over a cease-and-desist letter, arguing that its Executive Office for Immigration Review was attempting to enforce a valid rule governing representation in immigration court and that the nonprofit had not made a case that the rule violated the First or Tenth amendments.

  3. July 28, 2017

    Group Gets Injunction In EOIR Immigrant Representation Row

    A Washington federal judge on Thursday entered an order blocking the Executive Office for Immigration Review from enforcing a sanctions-related regulation and a cease-and-desist letter against the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, in a case related to immigrant representation.

  4. June 27, 2017

    Immigration Atty Rule Blocks 'Ghostwriting,' DOJ Says

    The U.S. Department of Justice agency that oversees the nation's immigration courts pushed back Monday against an advocacy group's quest to undo a strict interpretation of rules governing attorney appearances, telling a federal court in Seattle that turning a blind eye to enforcement would promote "ghostwritten" filings and decrease transparency.

  5. June 09, 2017

    Immigrant Org. Seeks Injunction In Suit Over Legal Services

    The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project has asked for a preliminary injunction in a case over an Executive Office of Immigration Review rule interpretation that said the legal aid organization could not assist immigrants in deportation proceedings without filing formal notices of appearance.

  6. May 17, 2017

    DOJ Directive Over Immigrant Legal Representation Paused

    A Washington federal court on Wednesday moved to temporarily pause a U.S. Department of Justice directive that instructed an immigration legal services organization to stop assisting unrepresented immigrants in deportation proceedings without filing notices of appearance.

  7. May 16, 2017

    Wash. AG, ACLU Back Immigrant Org. In Representation Case

    Both the American Civil Liberties Union and Washington state's attorney general recently lodged briefs in support of Northwest Immigrant Rights Project in the group's case against a Justice Department cease-and-desist order it says will "deprive thousands of immigrants" of the opportunity to meet with their counsel.

  8. May 09, 2017

    Immigrant Rights Group Sues DOJ Over Legal Services

    The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed a lawsuit in Washington federal court on Monday challenging an order issued by the U.S. Department of Justice directing it to stop assisting unrepresented immigrants in deportation proceedings, saying the order violates the constitutional right to free speech of its attorneys.

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