Overview

• The lawsuit was filed Aug. 11 in federal court in Boston by Democracy Forward and the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute on behalf of three migrants and the Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts.
• It names the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as defendants.
• The suit contends that a mass April 18 DHS email terminated parole and work authorization for CBP One entrants without required case-by-case assessments under federal law.
• Plaintiffs request reversal of the rescissions, restoration of their ability to remain and work in the U.S. and to pursue pending asylum applications.
• This filing joins a broader wave of litigation challenging the Trump administration’s rollbacks of parole and Temporary Protected Status programs after mixed court rulings.