Calderon Jimenez v. Cronen et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:18-cv-10225

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Mark L. Wolf

Firms

  1. January 17, 2019

    Spouse Deportations Suit Paused Despite ACLU Objections

    A proposed class action against the Trump administration by citizens fighting deportation orders for their immigrant spouses has been stayed until at least early February due to the government shutdown, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Thursday, despite objections to the delays raised by the American Civil Liberties Union.

  2. November 08, 2018

    Married Immigrants Can't Seek Class Status, Gov't Says

    The U.S. government has struck back at the class certification bid by immigrant couples fighting deportation orders for noncitizen spouses, arguing Wednesday that the proposed class includes people who haven't suffered any injury.

  3. August 24, 2018

    Trump's ICE Must Face Suit On Spousal Separations

    A Massachusetts federal judge refused from the bench Thursday to toss a proposed class action seeking to prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from deporting undocumented immigrants seeking citizenship through their U.S. citizen spouses.

  4. August 20, 2018

    ICE May Have Duty To Consider Married Immigrants' Status

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday suggested U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has a duty to consider whether an undocumented immigrant married to a citizen has begun obtaining legal status before removing them, and said the Homeland Security secretary could be held in contempt if the agency violates a proposed injunction barring their removal.

  5. June 11, 2018

    Feds Wrongly Detained 2 Immigrant Spouses, Judge Says

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday laid out his rationale for declaring last month that the federal government unlawfully detained two Brazilian natives who are part of a putative class action that alleges the federal government is violating the U.S. Constitution by detaining immigrants who seek green cards through their spouses.

  6. May 22, 2018

    Couples Can't Win Injunction In Deportation Suit, Gov't Says

    The federal government fought a bid Monday from a group of married couples to protect their noncitizen spouses from future deportation and detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, arguing that the agency has ultimate discretionary authority to enforce removal proceedings.

  7. May 01, 2018

    Married Couples Seek Cert. In Immigrant Spouse Challenge

    Several married couples who allege the government is unlawfully trying to detain and deport immigrant spouses who are seeking permanent residency and are married to U.S. citizens asked Monday that a Massachusetts federal court certify a class and temporarily bar the practice.

  8. April 24, 2018

    Feds Want Married Couples' Suit Over Removals Tossed

    The federal government on Monday asked a Massachusetts federal court to toss a putative class action brought by married couples who allege the government is unlawfully trying to detain and deport immigrant spouses who are seeking permanent residency and are married to U.S. citizens.

  9. April 17, 2018

    Atty's Ex-Clerkship Shouldn't DQ Him From Immig. Suit: Judge

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday gave notice that a second former law clerk of his has joined a team of attorneys representing a putative class of immigrant spouses challenging a crackdown on so-called illegitimate marriages, but argued against ejecting the current WilmerHale lawyer from the case.

  10. April 12, 2018

    Married Couples Sue Gov't For Detaining Immigrant Spouses

    A putative class of married couples has accused the government in Massachusetts federal court of unlawfully detaining and trying to deport immigrant spouses who are seeking permanent residency in the U.S. and are married to U.S. citizens.

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