AILA and Partners File Amended Complaint Challenging President Trump’s Immigration Ban
On April 17, 2020, the American Immigration Lawyers Association and Partners filed an amended complaint challenging President Trump’s immigration ban.[1]
Within the amended complaint, the plaintiffs challenge the proclamation that President Trump signed on June 22, 2020 (“June Proclamation”).[2] Specifically, the plaintiffs assert that the June Proclamation and Trump’s implementation of it, exceed the President’s authority, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.[3]
Plaintiffs request that the United States District Court for the District of Columbia preliminarily and permanently enjoin the June Proclamation and Trump’s implementation thereof, in its entirety.[4]
In the amended complaint, Plaintiffs argue:
There is no evidence showing that immigrants and foreign-born workers “displace” U.S. workers, while there is overwhelming evidence that immigrants and foreign-born workers create additional jobs in the United States by consuming goods and services, innovating, and contributing to human and physical capital formation, all of which are essential to long-term and sustained economic growth.[5]
Further, Plaintiffs argue that the June Proclamation suspends visa issuance and entry for thousands of individuals who cannot or will not seek employment in the United States, and therefore, will not contribute to the alleged problem of job competition that the April and June Proclamations seek to address.[6]
Lally Immigration Services, LLC is closely monitoring the situation and will provide updates as they become available. If you have questions about the June Proclamation’s effect on your ability to immigrate to the United States, contact immigration lawyer, Dayna Lally, at (617) 870-1000 or by email to [email protected].
[1] AILA Doc. No. 20071700 (Posted 7/17/20).
[2] Id. at 4.
[3] Id.
[4] Id. at 5.
[5] Id. at 2.
[6] Id. at 45.
