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

Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas — U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit — 57 documents in the archive, dated September 17, 2021 to September 7, 2023.

Case facts

CourtU.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Docket numbersNo. 1:21-cv-00100 — main docket · CourtListener docket 38067
No. 22-5325 (no document in the archive is numbered on it) — other docket filed with this case
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.

Docket

57 documents in docket-entry order; attachments follow their entry. Gaps name the entries we do not have.

No. 1:21-cv-00100 — main docket

  1. —Entry 5: main document not in the archive
  2. Joint Appendix Volume 2 — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasEntry 5, attachment 2 · CourtListener docket 38067
  3. —Entries 6–56 are not in the archive
  4. —Entry 57: main document not in the archive
  5. Appellees' Opposition to Emergency Motion for Stay — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasEntry 57, attachment 8 · CourtListener docket 38067
  6. —Entries 58–122 are not in the archive
  7. Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasEntry 123 · CourtListener docket 38067
  8. District Court Docket and Record — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  9. Per Curiam Order (Briefing Schedule on Emergency Stay) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-09-18)CourtListener docket 38067
  10. Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief (IRAP) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-09-23, 2)CourtListener docket 38067
  11. Amicus Brief — IRAP Opposing Emergency Stay — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-09-23)CourtListener docket 38067
  12. Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief (Refugee Law Scholars) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-09-23, 3)CourtListener docket 38067
  13. Amicus Brief — Scholars of Refugee Law Opposing Emergency Stay — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-09-23, 1)CourtListener docket 38067
  14. Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief (Historians) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-09-23, 1)CourtListener docket 38067
  15. Reply in Support of Emergency Stay Motion — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  16. D.C. Circuit Order Granting Stay and Setting Briefing Schedule — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  17. State of Texas Motion to Intervene — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  18. Per Curiam Order (Intervention Briefing Schedule) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-10-12)CourtListener docket 38067
  19. Appellees' Opposition to Texas Motion to Intervene — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  20. Defendants' Opposition to Texas Motion to Intervene — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-10-14)CourtListener docket 38067
  21. Texas Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  22. Brief for Appellants (Government) — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  23. D.C. Circuit Order Denying Texas Intervention — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  24. Amicus Brief — Immigration Reform Law Institute — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  25. Amicus Brief — State of Texas in Support of Appellants — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  26. Amicus Brief (State of Texas, Supporting Reversal) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-10-29)CourtListener docket 38067
  27. Brief for Appellees (Plaintiffs) — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  28. Order (Scheduling Oral Argument for January 19, 2022) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-11-13)CourtListener docket 38067
  29. Amicus Brief — Scholars of Refugee and Immigration Law — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-11-19, 3)CourtListener docket 38067
  30. Amicus Brief — Cato Institute — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  31. Amicus Brief of Historians — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  32. Amicus Brief — International Refugee Assistance Project — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-11-19, 2)CourtListener docket 38067
  33. Amicus Brief — HIAS and Immigration Advocacy Groups — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  34. Amicus Brief (Historians, Supporting Appellees) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-11-19)CourtListener docket 38067
  35. Motion for Leave — Nhaeon, NBA and Clyde Vanel Amicus — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  36. Amicus Brief — 14 Legal Service Organizations — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-11-19, 1)CourtListener docket 38067
  37. Amicus Brief — United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-11-19, 4)CourtListener docket 38067
  38. Reply Brief for Appellants (Government) — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  39. Motion (State of Texas to Participate in Oral Argument) — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  40. Amicus Brief (HIAS et al., Supporting Appellees) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-12-01)CourtListener docket 38067
  41. Defendants' Opposition to Texas Motion to Participate in Oral Argument — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2021-12-02)CourtListener docket 38067
  42. Amicus Brief — NHAEON, National Bar Association, Clyde Vanel — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  43. Opposition to Texas's Motion to Participate in Oral Argument — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  44. Order Granting Amicus Leave (Haitian-American Network) — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  45. Order (Granting Texas Oral Argument Time) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2022-01-04)CourtListener docket 38067
  46. Amended Order (Denying Texas Oral Argument; Setting Argument Time) — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  47. Appellees' Rule 28(j) Supplemental Citation Letter — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  48. Appellants' Rule 28(j) Response Letter — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  49. Courtroom Minutes of Oral Argument — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  50. D.C. Circuit Judgment — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  51. Order (Withholding Mandate Pending Rehearing) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2022-03-04)CourtListener docket 38067
  52. Unopposed Motion to Extend Time for Issuance of Mandate — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067
  53. Per Curiam Order (Granting Mandate Extension to May 23, 2022) — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (2022-04-22)CourtListener docket 38067
  54. Mandate — Huisha-Huisha v. MayorkasCourtListener docket 38067

Documents without an entry number

  1. Plaintiffs-Appellees' Opposition to States' Motion to Intervene — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas · CourtListener docket 39286
  2. Defendants-Appellants' Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas · CourtListener docket 39286
  3. Order Granting Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas · CourtListener docket 39286
  4. Motion to Vacate the District Court’s Judgment and Remand with Instructions to Dismiss as Moot · CourtListener docket 39286
  5. Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Vacate — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas · CourtListener docket 39286
  6. Reply in Support of Motion to Vacate the District Court’s Judgment — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas · CourtListener docket 39286
  7. Per Curiam Order Vacating District Court Judgment and Remanding as Moot — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas · CourtListener docket 39286

More documents from this case’s dockets

5 more documents linked to this case’s dockets are in the archive and not in the docket above.

  1. undatedEntry of Appearance — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (D.C. Cir. No. 21-5200, Doc. 1915010)Source documentEntry of appearance for counsel Lee Gelernt and Omar Jadwat in Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas, D.C. Circuit No. 21-5200, filed 09/21/2021.
  2. undatedEntry of Appearance — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (D.C. Cir. No. 21-5200, Doc. 1915014)Source documentEntry of appearance by counsel Stephen B. Kang and Cody Wofsy, Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas, D.C. Circuit No. 21-5200, filed 09/21/2021.
  3. undatedEntry of Appearance — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (D.C. Cir. No. 21-5200, Doc. 1915151)Source documentScott Michelman's entry of appearance for the parties in Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas, D.C. Circuit No. 21-5200, filed 09/22/2021.
  4. undatedEntry of Appearance — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (D.C. Cir. No. 21-5200, Doc. 1915226)Source documentArthur B. Spitzer's entry of appearance for the parties in Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas, D.C. Circuit No. 21-5200, filed 09/22/2021.
  5. undatedEntry of Appearance — Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (D.C. Cir. No. 21-5200)Source documentEntry of appearance for the Immigration Reform Law Institute by John M. Miano in Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas, D.C. Circuit No. 21-5200.

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