Ms. L. v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al

Filing 598

ORDER on 597 Requiring Return of Certain Class Members of the United States. Signed by Chief District Judge Dana M. Sabraw on 6/11/2021. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(mme)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MS. L, et al,
Petitioners-Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 18-cv-428 DMS MDD

vs.

U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS
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ORDER REQUIRING RETURN OF
CERTAIN CLASS MEMBERS TO THE
UNITED STATES

Respondents-Defendants.

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Before the Court is the parties’ Stipulated Motion for Order Requiring the Return of

11 Certain Class Members to the United States. The parties have informed the Court they
12 intend to jointly identify Ms. L. class members who were removed, are seeking to return to
13 the United States, and meet the standard agreed upon by the parties. The government will
14 then consider discretionary grants of parole for those Ms. L. class members, separated child,
15 subsequently born children, and any of their family members who the parties agree are
16 eligible. The government shall return Ms. L. class members, separated child, subsequently
17 born children, and family members who the parties agree are eligible for whom parole is
18 granted to the United States at the government’s expense in accordance with this Order,
19 including travel and related support needed to facilitate return and reunification of the
20 families. Should justiciable disputes arise, the parties will bring those disputes to the Court
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Good cause exists to grant this Order because it will permit the government to begin

23 the important work of reunifying families in the United States while settlement negotiations
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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(1) The parties should jointly identify Ms. L. class members who were removed, are

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seeking to return to the United States, and who meet the standard agreed upon by

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the parties.

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(2) Upon a discretionary determination by the government that a Ms. L. class member,

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separated child, subsequently born children, and any of their family members who

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the parties agree are eligible, will be granted parole, the government shall return

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them to the United States at the Department of Homeland Security’s expense,

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including the costs of travel and related support, to include travel support, that is

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necessary to facilitate return and reunification of the families. Nothing in this

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order shall preclude DHS from considering on a case-by-case basis the parole and

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return of those whose travel costs will not be paid for at the Department’s expense.

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(3) Should justiciable disputes arise in this process, the parties may bring those

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disputes to the Court for resolution.

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Dated: June 11, 2021

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