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Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas — U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

Nancy Huisha-Huisha v. Alejandro Mayorkas — 57 court filings in the archive from U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, filed between September 17, 2021 and September 7, 2023. Among them: 8 motions, 6 orders and 4 responses or replies.

Case facts

CourtU.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Filings57 public filings
Filed2021-09-17 – 2023-09-07
Document typesmotions (8), orders (6), responses or replies (4), memoranda or briefs (2)
Original PDFs57 of 57

Case summary

This page holds the D.C. Circuit record in Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas, an appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 1:21-cv-00100, brought on behalf of a certified class of noncitizen families subject to the process the filings call the Title 42 Process. The government claimed authority under 42 U.S.C. § 265 to suspend the introduction of certain noncitizens, and the district court entered a preliminary injunction against it. On March 4, 2022, in No. 21-5200, the court of appeals affirmed that injunction in part, holding that the Executive may expel the plaintiffs only to places where they will not be persecuted or tortured, and remanded for resolution of the merits. On September 7, 2023, in No. 22-5325, the court vacated the district court's November 15, 2022 order and remanded with instructions to dismiss the case as moot.

Case at a glance

PartiesAppellees: Nancy Gimena Huisha-Huisha and her minor child, and the certified class of noncitizen family units. Appellants: Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, in his official capacity, et al.
Court and docketU.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Nos. 21-5200 and 22-5325, on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 1:21-cv-00100-EGS
ProgramNot named in the filings on this page
ClaimsChallenge to the government's claimed authority under 42 U.S.C. § 265 to expel noncitizens without access to asylum and other statutory protections, including the plaintiffs' claim that the § 265 Order is arbitrary and capricious
Disposition or statusPreliminary injunction affirmed in part and case remanded, March 4, 2022; on September 7, 2023 the district court's November 15, 2022 order was vacated and the case remanded with instructions to dismiss as moot
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What did the D.C. Circuit decide in 2022?

It ordered that the district court's preliminary injunction be affirmed in part, that the Executive may expel the plaintiffs but only to places where they will not be persecuted or tortured, and that the case be remanded for further proceedings and ultimate resolution of the merits, including the claim that the § 265 Order is arbitrary and capricious.

How did the case end?

By an order of September 7, 2023. Acting on the Supreme Court's judgment of June 20, 2023 and on the government's motion to vacate, the court dismissed the December 9, 2022 motion for leave to intervene as moot, vacated the district court's order entered November 15, 2022, and remanded the case with instructions to dismiss it as moot.

Who was in the certified class?

All noncitizens who are or will be in the United States, who come to the United States as a family unit composed of at least one child under 18 years old and that child's parent or legal guardian, and who are or will be subjected to the Title 42 Process.

Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.

Filings

57 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.

  1. District Court Docket and Record — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  2. Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasMotion · PDF
  3. Per Curiam Order (Briefing Schedule on Emergency Stay) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-09-18)
  4. Amicus Brief — IRAP Opposing Emergency Stay — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-09-23)PDF
  5. Amicus Brief — Scholars of Refugee Law Opposing Emergency Stay — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-09-23, 1)PDF
  6. Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief (Historians) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-09-23, 1)Motion
  7. Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief (IRAP) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-09-23, 2)Motion
  8. Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief (Refugee Law Scholars) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-09-23, 3)Motion
  9. Appellees' Opposition to Emergency Motion for Stay — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  10. Reply in Support of Emergency Stay Motion — Huisha-Huisha v…Response or reply · PDF
  11. D.C. Circuit Order Granting Stay and Setting Briefing Schedule…PDF
  12. State of Texas Motion to Intervene — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  13. Per Curiam Order (Intervention Briefing Schedule) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-10-12)
  14. Defendants' Opposition to Texas Motion to Intervene — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-10-14)PDF
  15. Appellees' Opposition to Texas Motion to Intervene — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  16. Texas Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  17. Brief for Appellants (Government) — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasMemorandum or brief · PDF
  18. Joint Appendix Volume 2 — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  19. D.C. Circuit Order Denying Texas Intervention — Huisha-Huisha…PDF
  20. Amicus Brief — Immigration Reform Law Institute — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas
  21. Amicus Brief — State of Texas in Support of Appellants — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  22. Amicus Brief (State of Texas, Supporting Reversal) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-10-29)
  23. Brief for Appellees (Plaintiffs) — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasMemorandum or brief · PDF
  24. Order (Scheduling Oral Argument for January 19, 2022) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-11-13)Order
  25. Amicus Brief — 14 Legal Service Organizations — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-11-19, 1)PDF
  26. Amicus Brief — Cato Institute — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  27. Amicus Brief — HIAS and Immigration Advocacy Groups — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  28. Amicus Brief of Historians — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  29. Amicus Brief — International Refugee Assistance Project — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-11-19, 2)PDF
  30. Motion for Leave — Nhaeon, NBA and Clyde Vanel Amicus — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasMotion · PDF
  31. Amicus Brief — Scholars of Refugee and Immigration Law — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-11-19, 3)PDF
  32. Amicus Brief — United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-11-19, 4)PDF
  33. Amicus Brief (Historians, Supporting Appellees) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-11-19)
  34. Reply Brief for Appellants (Government) — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasResponse or reply · PDF
  35. Amicus Brief (HIAS et al., Supporting Appellees) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-12-01)
  36. Motion (State of Texas to Participate in Oral Argument) — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasMotion
  37. Defendants' Opposition to Texas Motion to Participate in Oral Argument — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-12-02)PDF
  38. Opposition to Texas's Motion to Participate in Oral Argument — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasResponse or reply
  39. Amicus Brief — NHAEON, National Bar Association, Clyde Vanel — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  40. Order Granting Amicus Leave (Haitian-American Network) — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasOrder
  41. Amended Order (Denying Texas Oral Argument; Setting Argument Time) — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasOrder
  42. Order (Granting Texas Oral Argument Time) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2022-01-04)Order
  43. Appellants' Rule 28(j) Response Letter — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  44. Appellees' Rule 28(j) Supplemental Citation Letter — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  45. Courtroom Minutes of Oral Argument — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas
  46. D.C. Circuit Judgment — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  47. Order (Withholding Mandate Pending Rehearing) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2022-03-04)Order
  48. Unopposed Motion to Extend Time for Issuance of Mandate — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasMotion
  49. Per Curiam Order (Granting Mandate Extension to May 23, 2022) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2022-04-22)
  50. Mandate — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas
  51. Plaintiffs-Appellees' Opposition to States' Motion to Intervene…PDF
  52. Defendants-Appellants' Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasPDF
  53. Order Granting Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasOrder · PDF
  54. Motion to Vacate the District Court’s Judgment and Remand with Instructions to Dismiss as Moot — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2023-06-16)Motion · PDF
  55. Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to…PDF
  56. Reply in Support of Motion to Vacate the District Court’s Judgment — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasResponse or reply · PDF
  57. Per Curiam Order Vacating District Court Judgment and Remanding…PDF

Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.

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