Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States
The Court held that the Alien Contract Labor Act of 1887 did not prohibit the hiring of a foreign minister, as the statutory language did…
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Topic: Immigration
Utkor v. McElroy
Venezuelan Deportations Case (per curiam)
Detainees challenging removal under the Alien Enemies Act must bring habeas corpus claims in the districts of their confinement rather than in the District of…
Perdomo v. Noem
Federal immigration agents cannot conduct detentive stops based solely on apparent race or ethnicity, speaking Spanish or accented English, presence at locations where undocumented immigrants…
Trump v. Hawaii
So long as the President has executive authority to limit entry of individuals from particular countries and there is a rational basis, the restriction is…
Mennonite Church USA v. Department of Homeland Security
The court denied the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction against the DHS policy rescinding protections for religious sites during immigration enforcement.
Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr., in his Official Capacity as Texas Attorney General, and the State of Texas v. Annunciation House, Inc.
The Texas Supreme Court reversed a trial court injunction and held that the Attorney General may initiate a quo warranto action to test whether a…
Trump v. CASA
District courts typically lack authority to issue nationwide injunctions against federal policies; equitable relief must generally be limited to named parties unless broader injunction is…
New England Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, et al. v. Department of Homeland Security, et al.
A DHS policy permitting warrantless immigration enforcement at churches violates RFRA by substantially burdening religious exercise without using the least restrictive means of enforcement.