Simpson Thacher, along with ACLU and AIC, Secure Preliminary Injunction Blocking Fast-Track Deportation Rule
09.30.19
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On September 27, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction blocking the federal government’s new rule that sought to expand fast-track deportations without legal process such as a court hearing or access to an attorney. The expanded expedited removal rule was announced on July 23 and was scheduled to go into effect as soon as September 27. It targeted immigrants nationwide who cannot prove they have been in the U.S. continuously for two years or more. Previously, the expedited removal of immigrants was limited to a 100-mile zone from the border, to those who arrived by sea, and to those who had been in the U.S. for 14 days or fewer. Simpson Thacher, together with the ACLU and American Immigration Council, filed a federal lawsuit, Make the Road New York v. McAleenan, on behalf of immigrant community organizations Make the Road New York, LUPE (La Unión del Pueblo Entero), and We Count! challenging the July 23 rule and seeking the preliminary injunction.
The decision was covered by The Hill, NPR, Bloomberg Law: Big Law Business, The National Law Journal, Law360 and Law & Crime (subscription may be required).
To read the ACLU’s press release, please click here.
The Simpson Thacher team includes Susannah Geltman, Jonathan Youngwood, Josh Polster, Adrienne Baxley, Sarah Routh and Kathryn Chang.