GARZA v. HARGAN et al
Case Number:
1:17-cv-02122
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Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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September 30, 2020
Refugee Office Revises Migrant Abortion Policy After Fight
A D.C. federal judge agreed to dismiss a suit over unaccompanied minors' right to abortions Wednesday, ending three years of litigation after the government changed its policy to stop blocking migrants in its custody from the procedure.
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September 30, 2019
Gov't Mulls Changes To Abortion Policy For Migrant Teens
The Trump administration is considering revising a policy that allows it to inform parents or potential sponsors when minors in immigration custody become pregnant or choose to have abortions, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a court filing Monday.
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April 26, 2018
Gov't Can't Halt Order Allowing Immigrant Teen Abortions
A District of Columbia federal judge on Wednesday refused a bid by the Trump administration to pause an order temporarily barring the federal government from denying abortions to a certified class of detained immigrant teenagers.
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March 30, 2018
Teen Detainees Win Block On Abortion Ban, Class Cert.
The Trump administration can't prevent detained immigrant teenagers from getting abortions, a Washington, D.C., federal judge held Friday in a decision granting class certification to the girls and finding the policy may violate their constitutional rights.
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March 05, 2018
Advocates Want Cert. For Teen Detainees Seeking Abortions
Advocates for detained immigrant teenagers who contend the federal government is obstructing access to abortions pushed Friday for a District of Columbia federal court to certify the case as a class action, contending they have uncovered several instances of questionable activity by federal officials.
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January 11, 2018
Another Immigrant Teen Says Gov't Barring Her From Abortion
An immigrant teenager says that the Trump administration is blocking her from getting an abortion despite her request two weeks ago, as she sought emergency relief from a D.C. federal court on Thursday.
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October 19, 2017
Garland OKs Livestream In Teen's DC Circ. Abortion Case
The D.C. Circuit will livestream oral arguments Friday for the first time in over a decade after Chief Judge Merrick Garland granted a request from a judicial transparency group in a case over an immigrant teen seeking an abortion, the group's director said Thursday.
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October 19, 2017
Gov't To Face ACLU At DC Circ. On Immigrant Teen's Abortion
The D.C. Circuit on Thursday granted the Trump administration's emergency bid to delay an order issued by a D.C. federal judge blocking the federal government from preventing a detained unaccompanied teenager from Central America from getting an abortion, and scheduled a hearing on the matter for Friday morning.