Tag: Immigrant & Racial Justice Solidarity Clinic
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ACLU of Southern California: U.S. Supreme Court Grants Stay in L.A. Raids Case
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Ninth Circuit Rejects Government’s Request for Stay in L.A. Raids Case Co-Led by Immigrant and Racial Justice Solidarity Clinic
IRVINE, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2025) — Late Friday evening, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Vasquez-Perdomo v. Noem denied the federal government’s request for a stay of a temporary restraining order (TRO) prohibiting federal agencies from continuing their unlawful stop practices in Southern California. Plaintiffs are represented by UC Irvine School…
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The Recorder: 9th Circuit Panel Upholds Order Blocking Indiscriminate Immigration Sweeps
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KTLA5: ICE officers barred from using deceptive tactics in Southern California home raids
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ACLU of Southern California: Settlement Prohibits ICE Officers’ Use of Deceptive Tactics
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KTLA5: Court blocks immigration raids in Southern California
Professor Annie Lai is featured in KTLA coverage discussing the court’s order in Vasquez-Perdomo v. Noem.
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ACLU of Southern California: Ninth Circuit Court Denies Stay in L.A. Raids Case
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Fullerton Observer: Temporary restraining orders granted regarding unlawful stops and access to counsel
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Newsweek: Judge Maame Frimpong Blocks ICE Raid Tactics Under Trump
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ACLU Southern California: Court Prohibits Federal Government from Racial Profiling, Denying Access to Counsel in Immigration Raids
Professor Annie Lai, director of the Immigrant and Racial Justice Solidary Clinic: “Today’s ruling has been made possible by everyday people standing up for the idea that the Constitution is still the law of the land, and applies to all of us.”
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Daily Journal: ICE detainees in ‘dungeon-like’ cells wuthout counsel, US judge told*
UC Irvine Law’s Immigrant and Racial Justice Solidarity Clinic, led by Annie Lai, joined the plaintiffs’ counsel.
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Daily Journal: UCI Law clinic joins lawsuit over Southern California immigration raids
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Immigrant and Racial Justice Solidarity Clinic Joins Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Immigration Raids in Southern California
IRVINE, Calif. (July 2, 2025) — The UC Irvine School of Law’s Immigrant and Racial Justice Solidarity Clinic has joined a broad coalition of legal and community organizations in a class action lawsuit challenging the federal government’s recent immigration raids in Southern California. Filed on July 2, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the…
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Fox 11: LA, OC & Inland Empire unite in ACLU suit against federal raids
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CalMatters: ‘Brazen, midday kidnappings:’ LA immigration sweeps violate Constitution, lawsuit says
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Los Angeles Times: L.A. ‘under siege’: Federal lawsuit targets rampant immigration raids*
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New York Times: L.A. Legal Groups Sue to Stop ‘Unconstitutional’ Immigration Actions*
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United Farm Workers: Workers, Family Members, and Community Groups Sue DHS For Unlawful Arrest and Detention Scheme
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ACLU of Southern California: Workers, Family Members, and Community Groups Sue DHS For Unlawful Arrest and Detention Scheme
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UC Irvine Law Clinics Launch Community Workshop Series at El Centro Cultural de México in Santa Ana
IRVINE, Calif. (February 11, 2025) — University of California, Irvine School of Law’s Clinics have launched a workshop series for community members in partnership with El Centro Cultural de México in Santa Ana. Coordinated with the help of inaugural Santa Ana Legal Empowerment Attorney Sarah Beydoun (’23), the workshops aim to empower community members with…
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Daily Journal: Santa Ana Weighs Reviving Immigrant Protection Panel*
Professor Annie Lai explained that while immigration law falls under federal authority, states can regulate their officers’ involvement and resource use. She cited the 10th Amendment’s anti-commandeering doctrine, which bars the federal government from forcing states to enforce federal policies.
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ABC7: OC Advocates Prepare Immigrant Communities for Trump’s New Policies
Clinical Professor Annie Lai is quoted: “Those attempts to cut off the flow of certain federal grants were also challenged in court, and many of them, those actions, were struck down.”
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Daily Pilot: Huntington Beach sues state of California over sanctuary law*
Professor Annie Lai, director of UC Irvine Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic, was quoted in the Daily Pilot discussing Huntington Beach’s recent lawsuit against California’s sanctuary state law.
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Immigrant Rights Clinic: Advocacy Groups File Suit Seeking Transparency on ICE Enforcement Practices
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Daily Journal: ICE may have tough time getting court ok for ‘knock and talk’*
Prof. Annie Lai, a director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic which represented the plaintiffs in the case, commented on ICE’s ability to continue “knock and talk” operations by obtaining judicial warrants.
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Los Angeles Times: Federal judge orders ICE to end ‘knock and talk’ arrests of immigrants in Southern California
The UC Irvine School of Law Immigrant Rights Clinic, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, and the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson represented the plaintiffs.
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Court Rules Against Ice “Knock and Arrests”
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The Intercept: Uninvited and Unaccountable: How CPB Policed George Floyd Protests
Records released by the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, the American Immigration Council, and UCI Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic detail CBP’s involvement in policing the 2020 racial justice protests.
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American Immigration Council: Beyond the Border: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Presence at Racial Justice Protests in Summer of 2020American Immigration Council:
Records released by UCI Law Immigrant Rights Clinic and American Immigrational Council reveal CBP deployed officers at protests after George Floyd’s death on May 25.
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UCI Law Immigrant Rights Clinic and Professor Annie Lai Honored by ACLU SoCal
IRVINE, Calif. (June 2, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is delighted to announce that the UCI Law Immigrant Rights Clinic (IRC) and Professor Annie Lai were awarded the Immigrants’ Rights Award at the ACLU SoCal Advocates for Justice Reception on June 1, 2023. They joined Hunter V. Armour, Madelyn Chen, Anjan Choudhury, Jacob Kreilkamp, Giovanni…
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Daily Kos: Litigation challenging ICE’s ‘deceptive’ police impersonation tactic granted class action status
UCI Law’s Immigration Rights Clinic litigation case, with the ACLU of Southern California and the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, challenging ICE’s deceptive impersonation tactics was highlighted by Daily Kos