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SA v. Trump: Re-opening the Central American Minors parole program

This case challenged the Trump Administration’s 2017 termination of the Central American Minors (CAM) parole program. The program allows children in danger in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala to obtain humanitarian parole and to safely reunite with a parent who was already lawfully present in the United States.

Our clients

Our clients were immigration advocacy and assistance organization CASA de Maryland and a group of twelve children and parents who were harmed by the Trump Administration’s termination of the CAM parole program. 

Impact

Processing Re-opened. In March 2019, the court entered a preliminary order requiring the government to complete processing of approximately 2,700 conditionally approved children who were at the end stages of the application process when the program suddenly ended. In April 2019, the government entered into a settlement agreement that made the court’s order permanent.

Case Status

IRAP is continuing to monitor the settlement agreement until processing under the agreement is complete.

Arnold & Porter LLP is co-counsel in this litigation.

Case Status:
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Nov 16, 2020

Menores Centroamericanos (CAM): Reiniciando Programa para Ciertos Solicitantes

Si tu familia solicitó bajo el programa de Permisos Humanitarios para Menores Centroamericanos (CAM), tu puedes ser elegible para viajar ahora bajo un acuerdo judicial del 2019.

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Apr 12, 2019

Government and Central American Families Reach Historic Settlement, Paving the Way for Children to Reunite With Parents in the U.S.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      April 12, 2019 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules,

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Mar 4, 2019

Court Orders Government to Resume Processing Central American Minors In Terminated Humanitarian Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2019 PRESS CONTACT Henrike Dessaules, IRAP, hdessaules@refugeerights.org,

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  • June 13, 2018 Complaint

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  • July 12, 2018 Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction

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  • August 24, 2018 Defendants’ opposition to motion for preliminary injunction and motion to dismiss

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  • September 17, 2018 Plaintiffs’ reply in support of preliminary injunction

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  • September 17, 2018 Plaintiffs’ opposition to motion to dismiss

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  • September 27, 2018 Defendants’ reply in support of motion to dismiss

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  • December 10, 2018 Order granting in part and denying in part motion to dismiss

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  • December 10, 2018 Order addressing preliminary injunction

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  • January 8, 2019 Plaintiffs’ supplemental brief in support of preliminary injunction

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  • January 22, 2019 Defendants’ supplemental opposition to preliminary injunction

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  • January 29, 2019 Plaintiffs’ supplemental reply in support of preliminary injunction

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  • February 6, 2019 Order requesting additional briefing on preliminary injunction

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  • February 11, 2019 Plaintiffs’ supplemental brief in support of preliminary injunction

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  • February 11, 2019 Defendants’ supplemental brief in opposition to preliminary injunction

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  • March 1, 2019 Order granting preliminary injunction

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  • April 12, 2019 Settlement agreement

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  • Court docket available here

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  • Government’s Sixteenth Quarterly Report (April 2023)

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  • Government’s Fifteenth Quarterly Report (December 2022)

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  • Government’s Fourteenth Quarterly Report (October 2022)

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  • Government’s Thirteenth Quarterly Report (June 2022)

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  • Government’s Twelfth Quarterly Report (March 2022)

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  • Government’s Eleventh Quarterly Report (January 2022)

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  • Government’s Tenth Quarterly Report (September 2021)

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  • Government’s Ninth Quarterly Report (June 2021)

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  • Government’s Eighth Quarterly Report (March 2021)

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  • Government’s Seventh Quarterly Report (Dec 2020)

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  • Government’s Sixth Quarterly Report (Sept 2020)

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  • Government’s Fifth Quarterly Report (June 2020)

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  • Government’s Fourth Quarterly Report (March 2020)

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  • Government’s Third Quarterly Report (Dec 2019)

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  • Government’s Second Quarterly Report (Oct 2019)

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  • Government’s First Quarterly Report (June 2019)

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  • Government and Central American Families Reach Historic Settlement, Paving the Way for Children to Reunite With Parents in the U.S.

    4/12/2019

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  • Court Orders Government to Resume Processing Central American Minors In Terminated Humanitarian Program

    3/4/2019

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  • Court Finds That the Mass Rescission of Humanitarian Parole for Central American Children Was Unlawful

    12/10/2018

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  • IRAP Challenges Termination of Parole Program for Central American Minors (CAM)

    11/15/2018

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  • Press Release: Groups File Challenge to Administration & Termination of Humanitarian Parole Program for Central American Children

    6/14/2018

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  • SA v. Trump: Re-opening the Central American Minors parole program

    6/13/2018

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