Lopez et al v. Barr et al

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Case Number:

0:20-cv-01330

Court:

Minnesota

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

John R. Tunheim

Government Agencies

  1. January 20, 2021

    Court Can't Hear Suit Over Immigration Case Closure Limits

    A Minnesota federal judge on Tuesday tossed a challenge to restrictions on immigration judges' authority to table lower-priority cases, ruling that the claims do not clear the jurisdictional bar preventing district courts from reviewing those types of immigration decisions.

  2. August 17, 2020

    Feds Fight Bid To Reinstate Immigration Case Closures

    The government has urged a Minnesota federal court to throw out a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to restrict immigration judges' authority to table lower-priority cases, claiming that courts can't review those kinds of immigration decisions.

  3. June 09, 2020

    Minn. Suit Seeks Review Of Immigrant Case Closures Limit

    Federal immigration authorities were hit with a proposed class action in Minnesota federal court Tuesday as a group of immigrants seeks judicial review of a decision by former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions that limited immigration judges' ability to administratively close cases, saying the policy violates the Administrative Procedure Act.