Cases Archive - LCCRSF

Peters v. Mesa Verde ICE Detention Center

Posted: May 15, 2025

On April 29, 2025 we filed a habeas petition on behalf of Prince Peters, a refugee from Liberia who has been detained in ICE custody for over five years without …

Y.G.H. v. Donald Trump (ICE Detention & Imminent Removal Under Trump’s Proclamation Invoking Alien Enemies Act)

Posted: April 16, 2025

On April 14, 2025, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area filed a habeas corpus petition in the Eastern District of California, seeking an emergency order …

Yunseo Chung v. Donald Trump (Challenging Imminent Detention and Removal Under Trump’s Crackdown on Free Speech)

Posted: April 16, 2025

Status: Open

On March 24, 2025, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) filed a federal lawsuit challenging Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) unlawful targeting of 21-year-old …

Doe v. Garland (Prolonged ICE Detention)

Posted: March 27, 2025

Status: Open

Description The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) is fighting to uphold constitutional due process rights for individuals subjected to prolonged immigration detention without …

LCCRSF v. Department of Homeland Security (FOIA Lawsuit Regarding ICE Raid)

Posted: March 27, 2025

Status: Open

Description The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

J.C.O.C. v. United States (Family Separation)

Posted: November 6, 2023

Status: CLOSED

Description On October 16, 2023, a Honduran father and daughter* in the Bay Area filed a lawsuit against the United States government for forcibly tearing them apart at the border and subjecting them …

Mendez v. U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (Hunger Strike in ICE Detention)

Posted: March 9, 2023

Status: CLOSED Description On February 23, 2023, five people detained at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, CA, and the Golden State Annex in McFarland, CA, filed a …

Coalition on Homelessness v. City and County of San Francisco (Homeless Rights)

Posted: November 15, 2022

Status: ACTIVE

Description On September 27, 2022, the Coalition on Homelessness and seven individual plaintiffs filed suit against the City and County of San Francisco and Mayor London Breed for their efforts to criminalize …

I.T. et al. v. United States (Family Separation)

Posted: September 20, 2022

Status: CLOSED

Description Three indigenous Guatemalan families ripped apart under the family separation policy filed a lawsuit against the United States government. The plaintiffs join a group of, now, ninety-nine plaintiffs who …