Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)

• March 11, 2020

  ACLU | Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf

  A federal district court enjoined the MPP policy on Apr. 8, 2019. 9th Circuit stayed the injunction pending appeal, and then affirmed the injunction on Feb. 28, 2020. Supreme Court stayed the injunction on Mar. 11, 2020, allowing MPP to continue in force. Supreme Court granted cert on Oct. 19, 2020. Oral argument is expected in Feb. 2021. See Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf (N.D. Cal. 3:19-cv-00807)(9th Cir. 19-15716)(SCOTUS 19-1212).
  
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• August 13, 2021

  2021.08.13 Texas v. Biden, Case No. 2-21-cv-00067-Z (N.D. Texas, Aug. 13, 2021)

  On August 13, 2021, Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk for the Northern District of Texas Amarillo Division enjoined the Biden administration's June 1, 2021 memo that ended MPP, requiring the Biden administration to re-start implementing and enforcing MPP with monthly status reports to the court. The case is State of Texas v. Biden, 2:21-cv-00067-Z. The injunction is nationwide and was stayed for one week for the Biden administration to seek an appeal. The Fifth Circuit declined to further stay the injunction on August 19, 2021. On August 24, the Supreme Court denied the government's motion for an emergency stay. The Fifth Circuit decision indicated that the government retains the option to parole asylum seekers into the U.S. and is not limited to "return to Mexico or detain" as the district court decision stated. The government's appeal of the district court decision and injunction is pending with the Fifth Circuit as of August 27, 2021.

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