STATE OF FLORIDA v. MAYORKAS et al

  1. October 19, 2023

    Feds Say Immigration Law Doesn't Mandate Migrant Removals

    The Biden administration said an individual's lack of lawful status alone doesn't require it to take any particular action against that individual, answering a federal judge's inquiry on the legal basis for allowing certain noncitizens to stay in the U.S.

  2. September 20, 2023

    DHS Accounts For More Migrants Freed Under Parole Program

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has told a Florida federal judge that out of 2,572 noncitizens it paroled under a policy he had blocked in another case, 100 have not made required check-ins with immigration officials.

  3. June 01, 2023

    Fla. Adds New Migrant Release Policy To Feud With DHS

    Florida updated its lawsuit against the Biden administration's border policies with a request to block a new policy that would allow the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from releasing migrants who have notices to appear in court.

  4. May 18, 2023

    Feds Appeal Fla. Order Blocking DHS Migrant Release Policy

    Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz have appealed a Florida federal judge's ruling blocking a recent policy allowing migrants to be quickly released with instructions to report to immigration officials later.

  5. May 16, 2023

    Fla. Judge Won't Hold DHS In Contempt Over Release Policy

    A Florida federal judge said Tuesday he won't hold the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in contempt for flouting an order blocking a new policy allowing migrants to be quickly released with instructions to report to immigration officials later.

  6. May 15, 2023

    Fla. Judge Won't Stay Order Blocking DHS Release Policy

    A Florida federal judge on Monday denied the Biden administration's request to stay its injunction of a new policy allowing border agents to release noncitizens due to overcrowding, saying the Department of Homeland Security isn't likely to win on appeal.

  7. May 11, 2023

    Fla. Judge Blocks DHS Migrant Release Plan As Title 42 Ends

    A Florida federal judge blocked the Biden administration late Thursday from implementing a new release policy the administration warned earlier in the day was needed to handle a migrant surge at the southern border as Title 42 expires.