Americans for Immigrant Justice v. US Dept of Homeland Security, DC, Order Granting and Denying Motion to Sever and Transfer Venue, Conditions of Confinement, 2023

Type: Court Orders • July 6, 2023 • Locations: United States of America -> District of Columbia • Topics: Conditions of Confinement, Telephones -> Telephone Access, Immigration Law/Offenses -> Detention - Generally

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Case 1:22-cv-03118-CKK Document 102 Filed 07/06/23 Page 1 of 2

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE,
et al.,
Plaintiffs,
Civil Action No. 22-3118 (CKK)

v.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER
(July 6, 2023)

For the reasons stated in the accompanying memorandum opinion, it is hereby
ORDERED, that Defendants’ [93] Motion to Sever and Transfer Venue is GRANTED
IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. It is further
ORDERED, that this matter is SEVERED into four separate actions: (1) Americans for
Immigrant Justice v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al.; (2) Florence Immigrant and
Refugee Rights Project v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al.; (3) Immigration Services
and Legal Advocacy v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al.; and (4) Refugee and
Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et
al. It is further
ORDERED, that Americans for Immigrant Justice v. U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, et al. is TRANSFERRED to the Southern District of Florida. It is further
ORDERED, that Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy v. U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, et al. is TRANSFERRED to the Western District of Louisiana. It is further
ORDERED, that Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services v.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security is TRANSFERRED to the Southern District of Texas. It
is further
ORDERED, that each transfer shall be inclusive of the [81] Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’
First Amended Complaint and associated documents and the [92] Motion for Leave to File a
Second Amended Complaint and associated documents, to be addressed by the transferee
districts, respectively. It is further

Case 1:22-cv-03118-CKK Document 102 Filed 07/06/23 Page 2 of 2

ORDERED, that the parties in Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project v. U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, et al., which the Court retains, shall file a joint status report
on or before July 14, 2023 indicating whether they intend the Court to deny without prejudice
the pending motions and afford the parties an opportunity to file renewed motions that address
Plaintiff Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project exclusively.
SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 6, 2023

/s/
COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY
United States District Judge