ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS et al v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE et al

  1. March 26, 2026

    Groups Can't Undo Deal Paying El Salvador To Jail Deportees

    A D.C. federal judge has tossed immigrant advocacy groups' bid to vacate the United States' deal with El Salvador to imprison deported noncitizens in exchange for money, finding that they lacked standing since vacatur wouldn't stop deportation as the power to remove is grounded under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

  2. June 05, 2025

    Groups Call US-Salvadoran Migrant Detainee Deal Unlawful

    A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups and criminal defense lawyers sued the Trump administration in D.C. federal court Thursday, alleging its agreement with El Salvador to imprison deported noncitizens for as much as $20,000 per person violates federal law.