Incendiary and Isolationist
In the high-profile case of RAICES v. Noem, a federal appeals court recently struck down a Trump administration executive order aimed at a near-total shutdown of the U.S.-Mexico border to asylum seekers. The lawsuit, filed by RAICES and a coalition of civil rights organizations, successfully argued that the president’s attempt to classify migration as an invasion was a pretext to bypass the Immigration and Nationality Act and strip away legal protections for vulnerable families. By challenging this unprecedented power grab, RAICES played a critical role in preventing summary deportations and ensuring that humanitarian rights and due process remain protected against unilateral executive actions that would otherwise expose thousands to persecution and death.
