DAMUS et al v. NIELSEN et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:18-cv-00578

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

James E. Boasberg

Firms

  1. September 20, 2019

    Gov't Fights To End Suit Over DHS Detention Policy

    The government urged a D.C. federal judge Friday to grant it a win in a certified class action alleging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security implemented a de facto policy to deny asylum-seekers parole at five ICE field offices, admitting that the offices have made mistakes, but arguing they've never engaged in blanket parole denials.

  2. March 01, 2019

    Asylum-Seekers Can Pursue Suit Over DHS Detention Policy

    A group of asylum-seekers may move forward with claims that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has a de facto policy to categorically deny parole to asylum-seekers in some of its offices to deter others from seeking relief in the U.S., a D.C. federal judge ruled.

  3. July 02, 2018

    DC Judge Says Gov't Must Follow Rules For Asylum-Seekers

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge has ordered the government to follow its own rules about detaining asylum-seekers, saying Monday that, though sometimes raw data amounts to "lies, damn lies, and statistics," the numbers presented by a proposed class of immigrants showing a near-100-percent parole denial rate are irrefutable.

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