Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)

• February 28, 2025

  2025.03.27 Second Amended Complaint - Svitlana Doe v. Noem

  On February 28, 2025, Justice Action Center, Human Rights First, and Arnold & Porter filed a putative class action lawsuit on behalf of U.S. sponsors, beneficiaries, and Haitian Bridge Alliance to challenge the Trump administration’s early steps to suspend and terminate various humanitarian parole programs, including CHNV, Operation Allies Welcome, and Uniting for Ukraine, as a violation of the Administrative Procedure Act and Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause. The lawsuit also challenges USCIS's decision to pause processing of other applications filed by parolees, such as asylum, TPS, and adjustment of status. 

  On March 27, plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Complaint adding plaintiffs and challenges related to the Federal Register Notice formally terminating CHNV parole and clawing back ongoing parole grants that is the subject of this action. The Second Amended Complaint is the version in this entry. Svitlana Doe v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-10495 (D. Mass.).

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• March 24, 2025

  2025.03.24 Complaint - CHIRLA v. Noem

  The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, UndocuBlack Network, and CASA filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s policies exposing parolees to expedited removal, including the expedited removal policy contained in the termination Notice described above. The lawsuit alleges that the Trump administration’s actions violate the INA, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause. Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-00872 (D.D.C.).

  **See litigation note above**

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• April 14, 2025

  2025.04.14 Order Granting Emergency Motion for a Stay of Termination of CHNV Parole - Svitlana Doe v. Noem

  Judge Indira Talwani issues an order in Svitlana v. Doe, granting the plaintiffs' motion for an emergency stay of the Federal Register Notice described in this entry, "insofar as it revokes, without case-by-case review, the previously granted parole and work authorization issued to noncitizens" under the CHNV parole programs. Svitlana Doe v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-10495 (D. Mass.).

  *see litigation note above*

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• April 14, 2025

  2025.04.14 Order Granting Class Certification - Svitlana Doe v. Noem

  Judge Indira Talwani issues an order in Svitlana v. Doe, certifying a class of "all individuals who have received a grant of parole that is subject to the Termination of Parole Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, 90 Fed. Reg. 13611 (Mar. 25, 2025), rescinding individual grants of parole on a categorical and en masse basis, except: (1) those individuals who voluntarily left, and remain outside, the United States prior to the issuance of that Notice; and (2) those individuals who choose to opt out of the class in order to seek relief in separate litigation." Svitlana Doe v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-10495 (D. Mass.).

  *see litigation note above*

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