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Dear {name}:
We have some good news to report on the immigration front. For a long time, we have advocated that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) be invoked before a new immigration policy, statute or even rule change is enacted.
All efforts to force government agencies to invoke NEPA in the past have been frustrated as citizen plaintiffs have simply not been able gain standing to have a case heard before a judge. However, all that changed on Friday, September 27, 2024, when Judge Trevor McFadden of the U.S. District Court in DC ruled in the case of Massachusetts Coalition for Immigration Reform v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al.:
Presidential administrations enjoy significant discretion in the enforcement of our Nation’s immigration laws and protection of our borders. But this latitude does not license violations of other laws. Smith shows that the Biden Administration ignored this basic principle. This unlawful shortcut injured him [rancher] in demonstrable and predictable ways. A preponderance of the evidence proves so, as the Court finds today.
In cases like this standing is a major hurdle and this win proved to be even bigger than just that as Judge McFadden will be proposing remedies on October 25th.
Yours truly was initially a plaintiff along with several others in this lawsuit but, it was ruled I did not have standing. So, it was left to three ranchers residing along the border to move forward in the case.
I would like to offer my compliments to the plaintiffs, Massachusetts Coalition for Immigration Reform, the Center for Immigration Studies and attorney Julie Axelrod. Nicely done!
Best Regards,
Kevin Lynn
Executive Director, The Institute for Sound Public Policy
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