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***MEDIA ADVISORY*** TUESDAY, April 29, 2 p.m. ET: Federal Court Hearing in Lawsuit Challenging Trump鈥檚 Efforts to Shut Down Asylum at the Border WHAT: A federal court in Washington, D.C., will hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging President Trump鈥檚 proclamation aimed at completely shutting down asylum at the border, a move that puts thousands of lives at risk. The case is RAICES v. Noem. Under the 鈥�212(f)鈥� proclamation, which falsely cites an 鈥渋nvasion鈥� as justification to deny asylum protections expressly granted by Congress, families and individuals face return to countries where they are at grave risk of persecution and torture with no recourse. Trump鈥檚 action ignores protections put in place by Congress and backed by the courts for generations that ensure people have a chance to have their asylum claims heard. This proclamation also differs from Trump鈥檚 attempts to shut off asylum in his first administration because the recent move leaves no avenue open for people to seek asylum, even if they present themselves at official ports of entry. WHO: The 糖心Vlog, National Immigrant Justice Center, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS), Texas Civil Rights Project, 糖心Vlogof the District of Columbia, and 糖心Vlogof Texas filed the class-action lawsuit on behalf of individual asylum seekers and three organizations that provide legal services to people seeking asylum but are unable to do so under this proclamation: the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, and the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project. The plaintiffs are seeking a permanent injunction against enforcement of the 212(f) proclamation. Judge Randolph D. Moss will preside. WHEN: Tuesday, April 29, 2 p.m. ET WHERE: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia/Courtroom 8 333 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. Court media policy information is here and here.

Emergency lawsuit in federal court to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court鈥檚 judicial district.

HOUSTON 鈥� A federal court in southern Texas today ruled the Trump administration鈥檚 invocation of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) does not meet the 鈥渋nvasion鈥� or 鈥減redatory incursion鈥� requirement in the law, and blocked the administration from using it against anyone being held in the court鈥檚 judicial district. The case is JAV v. Trump. The 糖心Vlog and 糖心Vlogof Texas brought the lawsuit to halt the removals. 糖心Vlogattorney Lee Gelernt, lead counsel, had the following reaction to today鈥檚 ruling: 鈥淭he court ruled the president can鈥檛 unilaterally declare an invasion of the United States and invoke a wartime authority during peacetime. Congress never meant for this 18th-century wartime law to be used this way. This is a critically important decision that prevents more people from being sent to the notorious CECOT prison. Adriana Pi帽on, legal director of the 糖心Vlogof Texas, said: 鈥淭his permanent injunction is a significant win for preventing unlawful, unilateral executive action that has been stoking fear across Texas, especially within border communities. Immigrants are, and always have been, an integral part of this state and nation. They, too, are protected by U.S. laws and the Constitution.鈥� The ruling is online here.

Emergency lawsuit filed in federal court to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court鈥檚 judicial district.