News & Resources

Texas v. Biden: Defending the Central American Minors program

Our clients are intervening in this case brought by Texas and other states so that they can defend the Central American Minors (CAM) program, which allows parents and guardians lawfully present in the United States to apply for refugee resettlement or humanitarian parole for their children and certain other family members who face danger in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.

Our clients

Our clients are six Central American parents in the United States hoping to reunite with their children through the CAM program. 

Our clients are intervening in this case to make sure that the CAM program will continue to exist so that they and other families like them can reunite safely in the United States. Being intervenors means that our clients are allowed to make arguments and present evidence in defense of the CAM Program, just as the federal government defendants are allowed to do.

Impact

If our clients succeed in defending the CAM program against the states’ challenge, the program will remain open to allow family reunification for children and their caretakers in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.

Case status

The Defendant-Intervenors, represented by IRAP, and the federal government have moved to dismiss the states’ challenge. The parties are providing information to the Court and expect a decision in the coming months.

Haynes & Boone, LLP are our local counsel in this case.

Follow the Case

  • March 14, 2022 States’ Amended Complaint

    View Document +
  • March 22, 2022 Motion to Intervene

    View Document +
  • March 23, 2022 Declarations in Support of Motion to Intervene

    View Document +
  • April 11, 2022 States’ Opposition to Intervention Motion

    View Document +
  • April 11, 2022 Federal Government’s Opposition to Intervention Motion

    View Document +
  • April 22, 2022 Reply in Support of Intervention Motion

    View Document +
  • May 26, 2022 Court Order Granting Intervention Motion

    View Document +
  • August 23, 2023 Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Complaint Challenging the April 11, 2023 Enhancements of the CAM Program

    View Document +
  • August 31, 2023 Motion to Intervene on Behalf of Proposed 2023 Intervenors

    View Document +
  • August 31, 2023 Declarations in Support of Motion to Intervene on Behalf of Proposed 2023 Intervenors

    View Document +
  • September 6, 2023 Order Granting Motion to Intervene

    View Document +
  • October 16, 2023 Federal Government’s Motion to Dismiss

    View Document +
  • October 16, 2023 Defendant-Intervenors’ Motion to Dismiss

    View Document +
  • November 20, 2023 Federal Government’s Reply in Support of Their Motion to Dismiss

    View Document +
  • November 20, 2023 Defendant-Intervenors’ Reply in Support of Their Motion to Dismiss

    View Document +
  • Menores Centroamericanos (CAM): Reiniciando Programa para Ciertos Solicitantes

    View Media +
  • Texas Tribune: A Salvadoran woman in Texas has waited more than 20 years to reunite with her son. A lawsuit could keep them separated.

    View Media +
  • U.S. District Court in Texas Allows Affected Families to Defend the Central American Minors (CAM) Program

    View Press Release +
  • IRAP Seeks to Defend Central American Minors Program Against Texas Legal Challenge

    View Press Release +