April 21, 2021
A coalition of immigration advocacy organizations asked a Maryland federal judge to void Trump-era rules that tightened restrictions on work permits for asylum-seekers, saying the rules were issued under the auspices of an unlawfully appointed official.
October 19, 2020
A Maryland federal judge expressed skepticism over immigrant advocacy organizations' proposed plan to provide relief to members who were facing restrictions making it harder for asylum seekers to obtain work permits while their immigration cases progress in a Monday hearing, telling the groups they were shifting a burden to the government.
September 12, 2020
A Maryland federal judge held Friday that acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf was likely illegally appointed, and temporarily barred the Trump administration from enforcing new asylum restrictions on members of the advocacy organizations that challenged them.
August 14, 2020
A Maryland federal judge on Friday called into question the legality of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf's appointment to serve in his role, alluding to a federal government watchdog's new report that said Wolf and Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli were appointed invalidly under federal law.
August 04, 2020
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security pressed a Maryland federal judge not to block two regulations limiting asylum-seekers' ability to work while they seek protection, saying the government can process asylum requests quickly enough to leave successful applicants unharmed.
July 21, 2020
A handful of immigrant advocacy organizations on Tuesday urged a Maryland federal court to block a new Trump administration rule limiting the ability of asylum-seekers to get permission to work in the U.S. while waiting for applications to be processed, calling it "yet another attack against our most vulnerable community members."