Joined by Democracy Forward, CLINIC represents two asylum-seeking families and the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) in challenging the Trump administration’s policy directives that eviscerate protections for families fleeing persecution. On March 1, 2020, the federal District Court for the District of Columbia held that Cuccinelli’s appointment was unlawful and set aside the asylum directives.

ICE internal guidance regarding the implementation of expanded expedited removal was made public through a court filing in a case brought by the American Immigration Council.

On September 27, 2019, the federal District Court for the District of Columbia issued a nation-wide injunction in Make the Road New York v. McAleenan, preventing the implementation of expanded expedited removal. For updates on that case, please visit the American Immigration Council's Challenging the Expansion of Expedited Removal litigation page.